Wikipedia and the Digital Enlightenment
Peter Murray-Rust is a chemist at the University of Cambridge and a vocal campaigner for open knowledge. He will be speaking at … Continue reading "Wikipedia and the Digital Enlightenment"
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Ten ways educators can use Wikipedia
This post was initially published on the Jisc Inform website here Wikipedia is meant to be a starting point, not a final source of knowledge. It is permanently incomplete and evolving, … Continue reading "Ten ways educators can use Wikipedia"
arrow_forwardOne sentence on Wikipedia: a microcosm of information literacy
This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador What are the building blocks or “atoms” of Wikipedia? … Continue reading "One sentence on Wikipedia: a microcosm of information literacy"
arrow_forwardStephen Fry records his voice for Wikipedia
Stephen Fry wears many hats – wit, television presenter, actor, writer and geek. He now has a new hat to … Continue reading "Stephen Fry records his voice for Wikipedia"
arrow_forwardTelling the stories of rural England with Wikipedia
This post was written by Dr Humphrey Southall, Reader in Geography, University of Portsmouth, written with Dr Martin Poulter, Jisc’s … Continue reading "Telling the stories of rural England with Wikipedia"
arrow_forward2013 – what can we learn from what people read on Wikipedia?
This post was initially sent to the media as a press release on 7 January 2014 Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, … Continue reading "2013 – what can we learn from what people read on Wikipedia?"
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Wikimedia Foundation launches tenth-annual online fundraising campaign to support Wikipedia
Wikipedia users in the UK will have noticed the appearance of fundraising banners across the site. This is because the … Continue reading "Wikimedia Foundation launches tenth-annual online fundraising campaign to support Wikipedia"
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Oldham and new trainers
This post was written by User:WormThatTurned Oldham, April 2013. I had been given my first mission – a mission to … Continue reading "Oldham and new trainers"
arrow_forwardNew editor training in “the finest stone town in England”
That’s how poet Sir John Betjeman once famously described the picturesque town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Wikimedians recently had the chance … Continue reading "New editor training in “the finest stone town in England”"
arrow_forwardManchester Girl Geeks help to share the world’s knowledge
This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK’s Events Organiser “It’s easier than you think!” “We can do it!” … Continue reading "Manchester Girl Geeks help to share the world’s knowledge"
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