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Using Wikipedia to Extend Digital Collections

Title:Using Wikipedia to Extend Digital Collections (ID: CSD4946)
Author(s):Ann Lally (University of Washington) and Carolyn E. Dunford
Topics:Digital Collections, Electronic Resources, Wiki
Source:D-Lib Magazine
Origin:Community Contributions (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"In May 2006, the University of Washington Libraries Digital Initiatives unit began a project to integrate the UW Libraries Digital Collections into the information workflow of our students by inserting links into the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The idea for this project grew out of our reading of OCLC's 2005 report Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources [1] which states that only 2% of college and university students begin searching for information at a library web site. It is, therefore, incumbent upon Librarians to look for new ways to reach out to our users where they begin their information search."
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