Altmetrics and Wikipedia
‘Impact’ is a perennial concern for organisations, including Wikimedia chapters. Showing that what you’re up to makes a difference: contributing … Continue reading "Altmetrics and Wikipedia"
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Women and Wikipedia Editathon, Swansea
This post was written by Prof. Deborah Youngs and Dr Sparky Booker of Swansea University On Wednesday 28th January, 2015, … Continue reading "Women and Wikipedia Editathon, Swansea"
arrow_forwardThe truth gets its shoes on: the Black Death on Wikipedia
A recent article by @monicaMedHist identifies the disease in Royal 6 E VI, f 301, as leprosy: http://t.co/PmatI7obgF pic.twitter.com/ysEb3X9VNA — Medieval Manuscripts (@BLMedieval) … Continue reading "The truth gets its shoes on: the Black Death on Wikipedia"
arrow_forwardWho writes Wikipedia’s health and medical pages and why?
By Nuša Farič, UCL, Centre for Health Informatics & Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) Half of the editors working on Wikipedia’s 25,000 … Continue reading "Who writes Wikipedia’s health and medical pages and why?"
arrow_forwardUsing Wikipedia to open up science
This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedia UK volunteer and Wikipedian As part of Open Access Week , I’d like to … Continue reading "Using Wikipedia to open up science"
arrow_forwardCastles in the digital age
When you spend time on one of the busiest websites in the world it’s amazing what patterns emerge. A few … Continue reading "Castles in the digital age"
arrow_forwardLet’s get serious about Wikipedia
This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador If you use Wikipedia to read about shell shock , look … Continue reading "Let’s get serious about Wikipedia"
arrow_forwardPublishing scholarly papers with, and on, Wikipedia
This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Jisc Wikimedia ambassador Wikipedia welcomes expert contributions, and is one of the … Continue reading "Publishing scholarly papers with, and on, Wikipedia"
arrow_forwardWikipedia: Learning by sharing knowledge
This post was written by Martin Poulter. You can read the original here . Billions of people around the world crave education, but lack the resources … Continue reading "Wikipedia: Learning by sharing knowledge"
arrow_forwardSphingonet and Wikipedia
This post was written by Richard Nevell. On 10 July, four trainers from Wikimedia UK travelled to Oxford to meet … Continue reading "Sphingonet and Wikipedia"
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