{"product_id":"leveraging-wikipedia-merrilee-proffitt-9780838916322","title":"Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vision statement of the Wikimedia Foundation states, \"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.\" Libraries need not see Wikipedia as competition; rather, failing to leverage its omnipresence in the online world constitutes a missed opportunity. As a senior program officer at OCLC, Proffitt has encouraged collaboration between Wikipedia and cultural heritage institutions, leading to increased visibility and user engagement at participating organizations. Here, she brings onboard a raft of contributors from the worlds of academia, archives, libraries, and members of the volunteer Wikipedia community who together point towards connecting these various communities of knowledge. This book will inspire libraries to get involved in the Wikipedia community through programs and activities such as \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehosting editathons;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econtributing content and helping to bridge important gaps in Wikipedia;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eensuring that library content is connected through the world's biggest encyclopedia;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eworking with the Wikipedia education community; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eengaging with Wikipedians as allies in a quest to expand access to knowledge. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeaking directly to librarians, this book shows how libraries can partner with Wikipedia to improve content quality while simultaneously ensuring that library services and collections are more visible on the open web.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merrilee Proffitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0838916325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780838916322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Merrilee Proffitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129898234111,"sku":"9780838916322","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90e870d5-1083-4e78-bfbc-ba1ea300e803.jpg?v=1687466421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leveraging-wikipedia-merrilee-proffitt-9780838916322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}