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It's a Wrap! Wikipedia + Libraries: Health and Medical Information Course
When Finger Lakes Library System librarian, Jenny Shonk, recently faced a personal health issue, she found herself turning to the convenience of Wikipedia for research. Shonk, who is the continuing education and outreach public librarian in Ithaca, N...
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Anne Lefkofsky, Librarian, Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
With nearly three decades of experience in librarianship, Anne Lefkofsky joined the OCLC Wikipedia + Libraries course in 2017 to expand her professional toolkit by learning with other librarians about Wikipedia. Intrigued by the opportunities that Wi...
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Wikipedia + Libraries Releases Curated Course Curriculum for Library Trainers
WebJunction is pleased to announce that the curated and consolidated curriculum, slides, and handouts for its nine-week Wikipedia + Libraries: Better Together course are now available for use and adaptation for free under the terms of Creative Common...
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Merrilee Proffitt, OCLC and Wikilibrarian
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer in OCLC Research and a member of the Wikipedia + Libraries: Better Together project team, is a longtime champion of Wikipedia for librarians. She is the editor of a newly published book Leveraging Wikiped...
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Karen Kast, Eagle Mountain City Public Library
When Karen Kast, from a small, rural library in Utah, took the Wikipedia + Libraries training program, she quickly connected the dots between Wikipedia and librarianship. Three months later, transformations for Kast and her library are underway. Kast...
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Jean King, West Hempstead Public Library
When Jean King, an adult reference librarian at West Hempstead Public Library, registered for the Wikipedia + Libraries: Better Together online training course, she'd never edited Wikipedia before. "It's a popular reference that frequently comes...
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Course Participants Engage with Wikipedia for their Libraries
Over the course of nine weeks, nearly 300 library staff from 45 states and seven countries gathered online for the Wikipedia + Libraries: Better Together training program to learn more about the inner workings of Wikipedia. For their final assignment...
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OCLC Wikipedia + Libraries Course Concludes with Plans for Action
The Wikipedia + Libraries nine-week online training program was the first of its kind: a free, accessible, WebJunction course designed specifically for US public library staff to learn about the inner workings of Wikipedia.
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Bob Kosovsky, New York Public Library
Eleven years ago, Bob Kosovsky of New York Public Library started his Wikipedia journey. Today, he considers editing to be a part of his library outreach work. Indeed, thanks to creating more than 40 articles, he has directed web users' attention to ...
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Librarians Who Wikipedia: Paul Flagg, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library
Paul Flagg began editing Wikipedia last year during his MLIS studies at the University of South Florida. Currently a staff member at Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, Flagg edits articles on a range ...
