Overview of content related to 'wikipedia'
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Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 18 million articles (over 3.6 million in English) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site. Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has become the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet, ranking around seventh among all websites on Alexa and having 365 million readers. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Wikipedia)
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Article summary | Date |
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Video Streaming of Events |
Greg Tourte and Emma Tonkin describe the set-up and use of video streaming technology at the IWMW 2006 event. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Web 2.0: Building the New Library |
Paul Miller explores some of the recent buzz around the concept of 'Web 2.0' and asks what it means for libraries and related organisations. |
October 2005, issue45, feature article |
Web Focus: Experiences of Using a Wiki for Note-taking at a Workshop |
Brian Kelly describes how the Wikalong Wiki tool was used to support note-taking at a workshop. |
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What Happens If I Click on This?': Experiences of the Archives Hub |
Jane Stevenson describes the results of usability testing for the Archives Hub Web site. |
October 2008, issue57, feature article |
What Happens When We Mash the Library? |
Paul Miller looks at recent attempts to make library resources more appealing, including the Talis competition to build library 'mashups'. |
January 2007, issue50, feature article |
What Is a URI and Why Does It Matter? |
Henry S. Thompson describes how recent developments in Web technology have affected the relationship between URI and resource representation and the related consequences. |
October 2010, issue65, feature article |
Why Are Users So Useful? User Engagement and the Experience of the JISC Digitisation Programme |
Paola Marchionni discusses the importance of user engagement in the creation of digitised scholarly resources with case studies from the JISC Digitisation Programme. |
October 2009, issue61, feature article |
Wiki Or Won't He? A Tale of Public Sector Wikis |
Marieke Guy revisits a topic receiving considerable attention these days and reflects on wiki use by public organisations. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Wikido: Exploiting the Potential of Wikis |
Marieke Guy reports on a one-day workshop, held in Birmingham in November 2006, which took a closer look at the potential of Wikis for educational institutions. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
Wikipedia: Reflections on Use and Acceptance in Academic Environments |
In the light of a workshop run by the Geological Society of London and Wikimedia UK, Brian Whalley reflects on the attitudes and practice of academia in respect of present-day Wikipedia content. |
July 2012, issue69, feature article |
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