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    Jul 29

    WebJunction and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine will present a free, online course for public library staff about health and medical information on Wikipedia. Sign up now!

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  2. Jul 12

    , expanded partnerships and what not, learn more on our bi-monthly newsletter – Books & Bytes

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    Jul 5

    "An International Knowledge Base for all Heritage Institutions" Exciting 2-part article about as platforms for knowledge about galleries, libraries, archives & museums.

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    Jul 4

    This is the most useful thing I've read in a long time. You’re a Researcher Without a Library: What Do You Do? by

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    Jul 1

    Great turnout at the Rhodes University presentation to librarians by and . 80-100 in the audience, and a followup in Cape Town on the cards.

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    Jun 29

    The Arch Mission Foundation announces that the English Wikipedia has been encoded into synthetic DNA molecules - in partnership with Catalog - another milestone for humanity!

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    Jun 25

    The National Library of Wales has just shared over 600 beautiful oil paintings to Wikimedia Commons on an open license! Explore, reuse, enjoy...

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    Jun 28

    Schreiben in der Wikipedia - aktuell noch in unserer Buchausstellung im EG zum Ausleihen | /tg

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    Jun 27

    Isn't it time to stop Wikipedia shaming? - NeverEndingSearch - School Library Journal via

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    Jun 22

    Middle school librarian, and I always tell students that research shows Wikipedia is 95% accurate and inaccurate articles are changed quickly.

    Isn’t it time to stop shaming? —  
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    Jun 23

    started article on Rosamond Parma (1884-1946), 1st law librarian , 1st woman president CA Library Hall of Fame 2016

    Rosamond Parma, 1908
    Rosamond Parma, 1925
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    Jun 17

    ‘If we want our students to understand why Wikipedia may not be the most suitable source for reliable material, especially when they have an entire library at their disposal, we have to bring it into the curriculum.’

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    Jun 13

    ➡️The Wikipedia gender gap via ➡️I am happy to have participated in the study with a large group of dedicated wiki-women; as well as this video, which includes of anti-harassment efforts, . Feedback welcome.

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    Jun 13

    “For some, Wikipedia is a hobby, and for others, it’s a luxury. And yet for the average citizen coming online to the internet today, Wikipedia is neither a hobby nor a luxury, it’s an absolutely essential source of information” 🎙️

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    Jun 7

    Now that's what I call a result! Thrilled to dominate the citation dojo this campaign. Most proud of my workshop & taking several WikiProject NZ articles from "cites no sources" to having a filled reference section. Join me again on January 5th 2020!

    FINAL UPDATE for : 2,384 edits in 23 languages! English on top and Ambrosia10 with the most edits! 527 editors on 9,511 articles adding 1.59 million words! 1,229 twitter posts reached 1.55 million people 3.71 million times! WOW
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  16. Jun 7

    FINAL UPDATE for : 2,384 edits in 23 languages! English on top and Ambrosia10 with the most edits! 527 editors on 9,511 articles adding 1.59 million words! 1,229 twitter posts reached 1.55 million people 3.71 million times! WOW

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  17. Jun 5

    As we draw the curtain on we ask you to take less than 5 minutes to fill out our feedback form to help us make the campaign better

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    Jun 4
    Replying to

    We need doctors on Wikipedia to make sure that there is free high-quality information available for those who search for it (very often within top 10 on Google).

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    Jun 5

    For anyone who attended this week and enjoyed the wiki-chat, is a great intro to Wikipedia specifically for librarians. If every librarian added just one citation to Wikipedia....

    UPDATE: Final week and we've added 1.42 million words by 507 editors to 8,708 articles. 23 languages participating--English leads Farsi & Spanish with 1004 edits! On social we've reached 1.5 million people with 3.4 million Twitter hits!
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    Jun 5

    talking to HSL staff about updating Wikipedia citations

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