Wikipedia, KTH Library’s PhD workshop
Time: Fri 2021-06-11 10.00 - 12.00
Location: Zoom - Registration is required
Lecturer: Olle Terenius, Professor at Uppsala University
Wikipedia is the first choice in many information searching situations. This makes Wikipedia an excellent arena to communicate your research field to a wide audience, and to let your knowledge in your field benefit society.
This workshop is held by Olle Terenius, a malaria researcher based at Uppsala University working on bacteria in mosquitoes. In a world full of fake news, he encourages researchers at Swedish universities to participate in making Wikipedia an updated and true source of information for everyone.
The workshop includes:
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Why writing about your research field in Wikipedia is a good idea
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The basics of Wikipedia editing
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Time to work with key articles in your subject area
The language of the workshop is English.