I’ve written a report (sv. kunskapsöversikt) about libraries and Wikipedia on behalf of Biblioteksutveckling Sörmland. The report highlights how libraries can work with Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms to
– teach media and information literacy and digital literacy ;
– preserve, communicate, and encourage interactivity with cultural heritage collections ;
– inspire the future development of knowledge organisation and management ;
– support libraries in their work to promote democracy, e.g. by engaging with minorities and minority languages ;
– promote and support open knowledge and research available for all .
The report was published last week and is available as pdf document. There is also a 10 minute long film summarising the findings of the report. Both are in Swedish , but the long list of references is multilingual so hopefully it can be useful as a resource even if you don’t read Swedish.
The document is not complete in the sense that there is a lot of new research coming out about Wikipedia, it’s difficult to cover everything that has been done so far, and I had to make a selection. The report will therefore be published in a wiki format later on, so that people can add to it, extend it, and contribute with new references. It’s how knowledge should be built, right? Together!
You can find the report and the film through this link.
This post was moved here from Linkedin on 31 May 2024.