Experts as contributors, contributors as experts. Bridging the gap between Wikipedia and Academia
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This document discusses opportunities for academic experts and institutions to engage with and contribute to Wikipedia. It notes that certain science and technical topics are underrepresented on Wikipedia due to lack of reliable sources and references. It encourages contributions that address gaps, add reliable sources and structured data, and donate open educational resources. Engaging with Wikipedia can help disseminate knowledge while incentives like credit and recognition can encourage expert participation. Challenges include learning community norms and avoiding conflicts of interest.
Experts as contributors, contributors as experts. Bridging the gap between Wikipedia and Academia
- 1. Experts as contributors, contributors as experts Bridging the gap between Wikipedia and Academia
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- 3. 11,130 words 11,765 revisions 3,883 unique contributors 194 footnotes 1,176 unique watchers
- 5. Science stubs Articles with sourcing issues Mathematics 249 articles Lacking reliable references 43,349 Sociology 469 articles Lacking in-text citations 57,699 Engineering 475 articles Lacking sources Linguistics 660 articles 235,548 Computer Science 737 articles Unsourced statements 245,019 Chemistry 881 articles Scientific organizations 528 articles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Science_stubs ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_with_sourcing_issues!
- 6. “Wikipedia is not the bottom layer of authority, nor the top, but in fact the highest layer without formal vetting. In this unique role, it serves as an ideal bridge between the validated and unvalidated Web.” Casper Grathwohl, Wikipedia Comes of Age Chronicle of Higher Education
- 7. What are opportunities for academic engagement and expert participation in Wikipedia What role for Wikipedia in research and higher education
- 8. Wikipedia in the classroom http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Education_Program http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Education_Program_Summary_Information
- 9. Wikipedia in the classroom: 56 universities in North America in 2013 http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Education_Program_Summary_Information
- 10. Participation campaigns driven by scholarly societies http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/members/aps-wikipedia-initiative! http://www.asanet.org/about/wiki_Initiative.cfm! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01135.x/full! http://www.jmir.org/2011/1/e14/
- 11. Donate open-licensed scientific media http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Culex_sp_larvae.png! http://wir.okfn.org! http://toolserver.org/~dartar/cite-o-meter
- 12. Link Wikipedia articles to scientific knowledge bases http://www.chemconnector.com/2008/03/08/the-curation-of-almost-5000-structures-on-wikipedia/
- 13. Add structured data to Wikipedia articles http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/D1/D1255.full
- 14. Add structured data to Wikipedia articles http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata
- 15. Collaborative editing is not easy
- 16. Register an account anonymous edits have a much higher deletion rate Respect the community, learn the house rules notability policies are painful but exist for a reason Replace individual authority with institutional / program affiliation program affiliation is a better way to introduce yourself than your PhD in biochemistry Avoid obvious COI/controversial topics don’t create your lab’s article as your first contribution Learn about WikiProjects find peers and fellow academic contributors in specialized topic groups
- 17. Incentives
- 18. Help remove barriers to public access to knowledge https://twitter.com/WikiProjectMed/status/293388972963540992 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Popular_pages
- 19. Design policy to support (scholarly) open knowledge Dario, Representative has a specific interest in Higher Education. . Recently he read an article that referenced that Wikimedia finds it particularly challenging to get University Faculty to participate. He has some specific interest in possible drafting some legislation to make participation a requirement for tenure. We would appreciate some time to discuss this with you. Please let me know what your availability is to speak via telephone and I will be happy to coordinate the call. Best,
- 20. Give academics credit for participation in open collaboration projects http://altmetrics.org
- 21. Learn more Register a Wikipedia account to get started: http://bit.ly/WikiAAAS Image credits Kittens and Flowers for the Ewoks CC BY-NC-SA image by Stéphan http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/4100711403 On top of my head CC BY-NC-SA work by Kristina Alexanderson http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/6140989346 Experts as contributors, contributors as experts. Bridging the gap " between Wikipedia and Academia !http://nitens.org/docs/slides/aaas13.pdf! dario@wikimedia.org !@ReaderMeter
Editor's Notes
- #7: With Wikipedia coming of age and reaching completion in terms of topic coverage, expert engagement becomes critical. Chronicle. This gap between the validated and the unvalidated Web is what calls for new forms of academic involvement