(via Library Juice Academy)
Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Wikipedia Editing for Librarians”. It will take place online from Monday, August 4, to Sunday, August 31. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
Wikipedia, with over a billion visitors monthly, is one of the most-accessed websites on the Internet. It is often the first and only stop for general research purposes. As a freely editable public cultural record, Wikipedia both highlights inequities and provides opportunity to correct them. Since it launched in 2001, librarians and educators have been grappling with Wikipedia’s place in the information landscape. Its staying power and prevalence suggests librarians should incorporate this open information source into our teaching, programming, and information practices.
In this course, you will learn how Wikipedia actually functions philosophically, structurally, and technically. You will create an account and work collaboratively with fellow participants to learn how to create and edit Wikipedia content while critically reflecting on adjacent topics like ethics, credibility, access, equity, and social justice. This course will give you the tools, skills, community, and confidence to incorporate Wikipedia into your work. No previous knowledge of editing Wikipedia required, and librarians and information workers at any and all types of institutions are welcome.
This course is worth 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs. The cost is $250.00.
For additional details, including instructor biographies and course objectives, and to register, please go here.