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Wikipedia by Librarians

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jennifer A. Liss

Editathon at the British LibraryWikipedia announced a program called Wikipedia Loves Libraries, which will run throughout the month of October. Wikipedia is calling for staff from GLAMs (!), that is, galleries, libraries, archives and museums, to hold editathons at their institutions.The goal is to invite librarians and libraries users to sit themselves in front of a computer and either create or enrich Wikipedia articles. From the Wikipedia Loves Libraries page: Continue reading “Wikipedia by Librarians”

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Author Jennifer A. Liss Posted in Categories Metadata in the News | Tagged: Tags crowdsourced metadata, Wikipedia

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