Open Access Week: The Future of Libraries and Wikipedia - 0 views
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Rebecca Lee on 04 Nov 13I attended one of the events during Open Access Week about the future of libraries and Wikipedia. Jake Orlowitz, recipient of a Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grant, spoke about "The Wikipedia Library." The Wikipedia Library was a new project he founded in 2012 for the goal of connecting Wikipedia editors with the reliable information sources they need. In the first part of his presentation, he discussed much of what Wikipedia is and how it is run. He basically summed up much of what most people don't know about Wikipedia and a lot of assumptions that people make about how unreliable information on Wikipedia is. Then he went on to discuss more about the Wikipedia library and how it would benefit Wikipedia editors with vital current reliable sources that they need to do their work. I thought the presentation given by the presenter was very informative and interesting. I learned more about Wikipedia and how its more useful than I thought. The most interesting point he raised during his presentation were the benefits of the Wikipedia Library. The thought of connecting university libraries with the Wikipedia library will present students and many others information that is reliable and easy to access. Many scholarly articles and information from databases we usually have to pay for will be available for universities to provide students at a much lower cost.
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Amanda French on 04 Nov 13Thanks, Rebecca. I'll add 5 points to your Exam 2 grade.