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Navigating Wikipedia
                                                 and Wikipedia Articles
                                                                Wisely

                                                        The Unquiet Library
                                                              August 2012




                                                                       1
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DO…
     Use Wikipedia to learn the basic information about a
       new subject or to build some basic background
              knowledge. It is a starting point.



        Use the information you find to then
   discover/use alternate, more scholarly sources.



                  Assess all information in an article.
Source: http://libguides.tamuk.edu/content.php?pid=164882&sid=1390945&search_terms=evaluating+Wikipedia   2
DON’T…
           Use Wikipedia as your only or primary
                  source of information.


             Treat the information in the article as
                      authoritative facts.


      Fail to investigate the source list at the end of
      the article—this can be a “jumping off” point
                 for other possible sources.
Source: http://libguides.tamuk.edu/content.php?pid=164882&sid=1390945&search_terms=evaluating+Wikipedia   3
Featured Content




                   4
Featured articles are considered to
be the best articles Wikipedia has
to offer as determined
by Wikipedia's editors


    A small bronze star icon () on the
    top right corner of an article's page
    indicates that the article is featured



         Articles are evaluated for accuracy,
         neutrality, completeness, and style
                                                5
Anatomy of Wikipedia Articles




                           6
See also

References

Further Reading

External Links

Date Published or Updated

Cleanup Notes

                            7
Article Section: See Also




Provides a list additional articles in Wikipedia
for reading and investigation
                                              8
Article Section: References




A list web and print resources referenced in
this article
                                               9
Article Section: Further
                Reading




A section of suggestions for additional reading
outside of Wikipedia
                                            10
Article Section: External Links




A list of suggested web links to browse outside
of Wikipedia
                                            11
NOTE: all external sources and links should
  be evaluated for accuracy and credibility;
their inclusion does not automatically mean
they are trustworthy sources of information.




                                               12
Date Published or Updated




suggested web links to browse outside of
Wikipedia
                                           13
Cleanup Templates/Notes




                                                 14
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15
16
Talk Tab of an Article
                                                 A discussion of issues
                                                 and/or history of the
                                                        article



                                                   A place to see the
                                                 “grade” or evaluation
                                                   of the article from
                                                   Wikipedia editors
                                                                          17
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18
19
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Grading_scheme
20
21
View the History of an Article




                                                 22
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The revision history statistics can
show us interesting editorial data




                                      23
24
CC image via
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xjrlokix/5097846224/si
zes/l/in/photostream/                                 25
Q&A




                                                                                                 Q&A
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Navigating Wikipedia and Wikipedia Articles Wisely

  • 1. Navigating Wikipedia and Wikipedia Articles Wisely The Unquiet Library August 2012 1 Image Source: Microsoft Clip Art Gallery Image
  • 2. DO… Use Wikipedia to learn the basic information about a new subject or to build some basic background knowledge. It is a starting point. Use the information you find to then discover/use alternate, more scholarly sources. Assess all information in an article. Source: http://libguides.tamuk.edu/content.php?pid=164882&sid=1390945&search_terms=evaluating+Wikipedia 2
  • 3. DON’T… Use Wikipedia as your only or primary source of information. Treat the information in the article as authoritative facts. Fail to investigate the source list at the end of the article—this can be a “jumping off” point for other possible sources. Source: http://libguides.tamuk.edu/content.php?pid=164882&sid=1390945&search_terms=evaluating+Wikipedia 3
  • 5. Featured articles are considered to be the best articles Wikipedia has to offer as determined by Wikipedia's editors A small bronze star icon () on the top right corner of an article's page indicates that the article is featured Articles are evaluated for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style 5
  • 6. Anatomy of Wikipedia Articles 6
  • 7. See also References Further Reading External Links Date Published or Updated Cleanup Notes 7
  • 8. Article Section: See Also Provides a list additional articles in Wikipedia for reading and investigation 8
  • 9. Article Section: References A list web and print resources referenced in this article 9
  • 10. Article Section: Further Reading A section of suggestions for additional reading outside of Wikipedia 10
  • 11. Article Section: External Links A list of suggested web links to browse outside of Wikipedia 11
  • 12. NOTE: all external sources and links should be evaluated for accuracy and credibility; their inclusion does not automatically mean they are trustworthy sources of information. 12
  • 13. Date Published or Updated suggested web links to browse outside of Wikipedia 13
  • 14. Cleanup Templates/Notes 14 Image Source: Microsoft Clip Art Gallery Image
  • 15. 15
  • 16. 16
  • 17. Talk Tab of an Article A discussion of issues and/or history of the article A place to see the “grade” or evaluation of the article from Wikipedia editors 17 Image Source: Microsoft Clip Art Gallery Image
  • 18. 18
  • 20. 20
  • 21. 21
  • 22. View the History of an Article 22 Image Source: Microsoft Clip Art Gallery Image
  • 23. The revision history statistics can show us interesting editorial data 23
  • 24. 24
  • 26. Q&A Q&A CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-oxymoron/5005673112/sizes/l/in/faves-10557450@N04/ 26