"Wikipedia in the Library" presentation for The European Library conference, Amsterdam, September 2013.
Outlines the work of the Wikipedian in Residence program at the British Library
3. British Library
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Arts & Humanities Research Council funds
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Two goals:
–Support AHRC researchers
–Develop British Library-related
content
4. Supporting researchers
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Training and guidance for research projects
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Using Wikipedia for
– “contextualising” - public understanding
– “disseminating” - distributing content
– “capturing” - recording research
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Several events and case studies
7. Creating digital content
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Picturing Canada
4,000 historic photographs
Unique collection
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Royal Manuscripts
Articles on specific MS
Linked to cataloguing work