http://refdesk.mosmanlibraryblogs.com/article/120/liam-wyatt-at-mosman-library

1. Everything you wanted to
know about Wikipedia but
were too afraid to ask!
Liam Wyatt
Mosman Council - 2010

2. Wiki. What?
Wikis in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

3. Why you need to know
1. It has something on everything

4. Why you need to know
2. It is free (x2), not for profit, volunteer
created, available to use, and re-use.

5. Why you need to know
3. It is a global community

6. Why you need to know
4. It is happening right now

7. Why you need to know
5. All the cool kids are doing it

12. Why you
need to
6. It is in every language
you’ve never heard of.
7. It is available in many
different ways.

13. http://underdogpictures.com/wikidoc/site/trailer.htm
Documentary trailer - “Truth in Numbers”

14. Demo
Anatomy of an article

15. • Neutral Point of
View (NPOV)
• Verifiability (V)
• No Original
Research (NOR)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pillars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Wikipedia_is_not
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lame

16. In depth example:
[[Sydney Artists’ Camps]]
1. Free-licensing
2. Community
3. Wiki-editing

17. Origin: Dictionary of Sydney
• http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/artists_camps

18. 1. Free-Licenses
•
the freedom to use the work and enjoy the benefits of using it
•
the freedom to study the work and to apply knowledge
acquired from it
•
the freedom to make and redistribute copies, in whole
or in part, of the information or expression
•
the freedom to make changes and improvements, and
to distribute derivative works

20. 2. Community
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEkF5o6KPNI

21. 3. Wiki-editing
Demo
• “Beta”
• Latest usability example: http://
prototype.wikimedia.org/s-6/index.php?
title=San_Francisco&action=edit

22. Thank you.
liamwyatt@gmail.com
[[user:witty lama]]
www.wittylama.com/blog