How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of It

Цена 21.88 - 51.27 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781593271763


Страниц 536

Год выпуска 2008

Myxomatosis. The Order of Canada. Noble gas. Catherine de" Medici. The History of Superman? Whether you"re doing serious research on the Web or just settling an argument, it"s easy to get caught up in Wikipedia"s two million articles. And that"s not such a bad thing. But how"d all the information get there in the first place? And how can you tell if it"s reliable? Or say you want to become a part of Wikipedia and make your own contributions. Where do you begin? In How Wikipedia Works, you"ll learn the skills required to use and contribute to the world"s largest reference work-like what constitutes good writing and research and how to work with images and templates. With insight, anecdotes, and tips from three Wikipedia veterans, you"ll learn how to: Find information and evaluate the quality and reliability of articles Contribute to existing articles by copyediting, writing new material, and fact-checking Add new articles that conform to Wikipedia"s guidelines and best...