Program/How can experts share their knowledge with Wikipedia more easily
- Format
Poster
- Keywords
- Libraries
- Academic Libraries
- Wikipedian in Residence
- GLAM
- Academia
- When and where
- Friday 20 July, 20:00 - 21:30
- Plenary hall
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- Presenter(s)
- User:John Cummings and Celina Recalde
- Topic area
- Relationship to theme
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Abstract
We have created a process to add open license text from any source to English, French and Spanish Wikipedia and to easily measure the results. This provides an additional partnership model for chapters, user groups and individuals to work with external organisations.
In 2017 - 2018, we have created 160 Wikipedia articles and improved 102 articles using text from UNESCO, which receive 4.5 million page views per month. Some publications have text suitable for many articles, for instance, the publication Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good? was used to improve 17 articles.
The UNESCO series General History of Africa has just been made available under CC BY-SA. It was written by 230 historians from Africa and other parts of the world, it is over 7200 pages long and available in 11 languages
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