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How to run a Wikipedia editathon – for health information professionals at the EAHIL conference
For some time, Wikipedia has been shown to be a resource to engage with, rather than avoid. Wikipedia is heavily used for medical information by students and health professionals -…
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GB1900 Project Launch: The Historically Open Gazetteer of Great Britain
Earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Project Launch of of GB1900; the first ever historical gazetteer of the entirety of Great Britain, capturing the…
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Wikipedia in Higher Education… How students are shaping the open web
Co-authored by Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Edinburgh and Jemima John, 4th year undergraduate student at the University's School of Law and Digital Skills intern
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Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales
Hi, I’m Aaron Morris and I was appointed WiciMôn Project Officer nearly two years ago. I’m based at the offices of Menter Iaith Môn, the project organisers, at Llangefni, Anglesey,…
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Wikipedia in the History Classroom
Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in the world, and as the digital revolution continues to unfold, its dominance seems unlikely to be challenged in the near future. The rate at…
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Get involved: WikiProject Social Housing in the United Kingdom
There’s been a lot of discussion over the past six months about housing policy in the UK, and the rumblings of discontent about the housing crisis that is particularly affecting…
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People of the Enlightenment: an opportunity for Wikipedians
A major scholarly database is offering free access to selected Wikipedians, thanks to an arrangement with Oxford University Press.
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#WMUKED17 – Wikimedia UK Education Summit: a roundup
I was delighted to be part of planning and delivering Wikimedia UK’s Education Summit in partnership with Middlesex University in February and wanted to share some notes, insights and presentations…
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Wikimedia UK Education Summit #WMUKED17
Blog post by Josie Fraser, educational technologist and trustee of Wikimedia UK
