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Wikipedia – the missing link in science outreach?
Siv Midtun Hollup
Department of InformaticsUniversity of Bergen
04.10.2010
What we did last summer
Page Visits May 2010 Vists Nov 2009
Protein 3103 6143Gen 1683 1355Hemoglobin 1222 1510Statistisk signifikans 906 308Intron 181 109DNA-sekvensering 170 79DNA mikromatrise 137 106Ekson 120 89Bioinformatikk 107 157Spleising 74 76Genuttrykksprofilering 62 58Sekvenssammenstilling 61 47Morfogen 55 29Blast 51 42Gennettverk 47 18
What we did last summer
Page Visits May 2010 Vists Nov 2009
Protein 3103 6143Gen 1683 1355Hemoglobin 1222 1510Statistisk signifikans 906 308Intron 181 109DNA-sekvensering 170 79DNA mikromatrise 137 106Ekson 120 89Bioinformatikk 107 157Spleising 74 76Genuttrykksprofilering 62 58Sekvenssammenstilling 61 47Morfogen 55 29Blast 51 42Gennettverk 47 18
Just Google It
Site Hits Percentage
en.wikipedia.org 5266 97%species.wikimedia.org 2934 54%animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu 2890 53%commons.wikimedia.org 1515 28%www.itis.gov 1418 26%ctd.mdibl.org 1288 24%www.bioone.org 1101 20%www.uniprot.org 1086 20%encyclopedia.farlex.com 1007 19%www.thewebsiteofeverything.com 955 17%
iphylo.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-wikipedia-and-eol.html
Page ranking
iphylo.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-wikipedia-and-eol.html
Medical terms: MR Laurent et.al, 2009
The war of the encyclopedias
Internet encyclopaedias go head to head, J. Giles, Nature 438, 2005
Can the Wikipedia be used as a citation source?
No...
Can the Wikipedia be used as a citation source?
No...
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Overview of research fields
• Good introductions to specific subjects
• References
• Overview of disputed questions
• Bridge gap between research and books
• Connect related concepts
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Overview of research fields
• Good introductions to specific subjects
• References
• Overview of disputed questions
• Bridge gap between research and books
• Connect related concepts
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Overview of research fields
• Good introductions to specific subjects
• References
• Overview of disputed questions
• Bridge gap between research and books
• Connect related concepts
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Overview of research fields
• Good introductions to specific subjects
• References
• Overview of disputed questions
• Bridge gap between research and books
• Connect related concepts
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Overview of research fields
• Good introductions to specific subjects
• References
• Overview of disputed questions
• Bridge gap between research and books
• Connect related concepts
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Overview of research fields
• Good introductions to specific subjects
• References
• Overview of disputed questions
• Bridge gap between research and books
• Connect related concepts
What can you do for Wikipedia?
• Overview articles
• Detailed explanations ofspecific concepts
• Updated references topapers and books
What can you do for Wikipedia?
• Overview articles
• Detailed explanations ofspecific concepts
• Updated references topapers and books
What can you do for Wikipedia?
• Overview articles
• Detailed explanations ofspecific concepts
• Updated references topapers and books
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Information on your research field for others
• Improve outreach and teaching skills
• Relevant coursework for students
• Add knowledge to public domain
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Information on your research field for others
• Improve outreach and teaching skills
• Relevant coursework for students
• Add knowledge to public domain
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Information on your research field for others
• Improve outreach and teaching skills
• Relevant coursework for students
• Add knowledge to public domain
What can Wikipedia do for you?
• Information on your research field for others
• Improve outreach and teaching skills
• Relevant coursework for students
• Add knowledge to public domain
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Things to think about
• Evaluation?
• Which Wikipedia?
• Which contributions?
• Audience
• Point of view
• Language and terms
• Structure of the article
• References and sources
• Examples
Do Not Do
• No references
• Subjective text
• Anonymous contributions
• Publish results
• Copyright and licencing
Do Not Do
• No references
• Subjective text
• Anonymous contributions
• Publish results
• Copyright and licencing
Do Not Do
• No references
• Subjective text
• Anonymous contributions
• Publish results
• Copyright and licencing
Do Not Do
• No references
• Subjective text
• Anonymous contributions
• Publish results
• Copyright and licencing
Do Not Do
• No references
• Subjective text
• Anonymous contributions
• Publish results
• Copyright and licencing
Wikipedia in teaching
• Outreach for PhD students
• Contributing to articles in advanced courses
• Verification of references
• Searching for references
Wikipedia in teaching
• Outreach for PhD students
• Contributing to articles in advanced courses
• Verification of references
• Searching for references
Wikipedia in teaching
• Outreach for PhD students
• Contributing to articles in advanced courses
• Verification of references
• Searching for references
Wikipedia in teaching
• Outreach for PhD students
• Contributing to articles in advanced courses
• Verification of references
• Searching for references
Wikimedia Foundation
References
• J Giles, Internet encyclopedias go head to head, Nature 438, 2005
• MR Laurent et al., Seeking Health Information Online: DoesWikipedia Matter?, Journal of the American Medical InformaticsAssociation 18, 2009
• KL Callis et al., Improving Wikipedia: educational opportunity andprofessional responsibility, Trend Ecol. Evol. 24, 2009
• I Muhlhauser et al., Does WIKIPEDIA provide evidence-basedhealth care information? A content analysis, Z Evid Fortbild QualGesundhwes 102, 2008
Writing tips: Keep It Simple, Stupid
• One sentence – one point
• Each word counts
• Write as you speak
• Write with no room for misunderstadings
• Edit the text many times in intervals
Writing tips: Keep It Simple, Stupid
• One sentence – one point
• Each word counts
• Write as you speak
• Write with no room for misunderstadings
• Edit the text many times in intervals
Writing tips: Keep It Simple, Stupid
• One sentence – one point
• Each word counts
• Write as you speak
• Write with no room for misunderstadings
• Edit the text many times in intervals
Writing tips: Keep It Simple, Stupid
• One sentence – one point
• Each word counts
• Write as you speak
• Write with no room for misunderstadings
• Edit the text many times in intervals
Writing tips: Keep It Simple, Stupid
• One sentence – one point
• Each word counts
• Write as you speak
• Write with no room for misunderstadings
• Edit the text many times in intervals
About words: short and sweet
Bad examples:in order tothe reason why is thatdecreased number ofbased on the fact thatround in shapehas been shown to bea great number of timesdespite the fact thatit is interesting to note that
Good examples:tobecausefewerbecauseroundisoftenalthougheliminate
Context, context context!
• What is the context?
• What does your audience know?
• What is the story?
• Can you summarise in one sentence?
Context, context context!
• What is the context?
• What does your audience know?
• What is the story?
• Can you summarise in one sentence?
Context, context context!
• What is the context?
• What does your audience know?
• What is the story?
• Can you summarise in one sentence?
Context, context context!
• What is the context?
• What does your audience know?
• What is the story?
• Can you summarise in one sentence?
Writing for Wikipedia
• Syntax: naming and formatting of dates, names, species,institutions etc.
• Grammer: Tense, active/passive
• Presenting the whole picture
• Read good and featured articles
Writing for Wikipedia
• Syntax: naming and formatting of dates, names, species,institutions etc.
• Grammer: Tense, active/passive
• Presenting the whole picture
• Read good and featured articles
Writing for Wikipedia
• Syntax: naming and formatting of dates, names, species,institutions etc.
• Grammer: Tense, active/passive
• Presenting the whole picture
• Read good and featured articles
Writing for Wikipedia
• Syntax: naming and formatting of dates, names, species,institutions etc.
• Grammer: Tense, active/passive
• Presenting the whole picture
• Read good and featured articles
References
• http://www.sfedit.net/newsletters.htm Writing tipsfor papers
• ML Buddle and DR Wood, Mathematical Writing in English,2006
• Wikipedia Manual of Style: http:
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style
• How to edit Wikipedia:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/How_to_edit_a_page
Getting started with Wikipedia
1. Create user account
2. Log in
3. Edit page and view in preview or Sandbox
4. Write commit message describing your changes
5. Save your changes
Getting started with Wikipedia
1. Create user account
2. Log in
3. Edit page and view in preview or Sandbox
4. Write commit message describing your changes
5. Save your changes
Getting started with Wikipedia
1. Create user account
2. Log in
3. Edit page and view in preview or Sandbox
4. Write commit message describing your changes
5. Save your changes
Getting started with Wikipedia
1. Create user account
2. Log in
3. Edit page and view in preview or Sandbox
4. Write commit message describing your changes
5. Save your changes
Getting started with Wikipedia
1. Create user account
2. Log in
3. Edit page and view in preview or Sandbox
4. Write commit message describing your changes
5. Save your changes