User:Daniel Mietchen/Talks/DigitalFossil Berlin 2012/Wikipedia Workshop I/Abstract

Wikipedia is one of the most popular sources of information, including on paleontological topics. It is thus in the interest of palaeontologists to familiarize themselves with the process behind Wikipedia articles, and with possibilities to engage with that. To facilitate this, Wikipedia workshops will take place at Digital Fossil 2012. In part I on Monday, a general introduction to Wikipedia, its sister projects will be given and the basic technical and policy issues discussed. In part II on Wednesday, WikiProject Palaeontology will be presented as the main structure for creating, structuring and curating paleontological content on the English Wikipedia. Special emphasis will be put on interoperability with similar information and materials in museal collections. The workshops will be interactive from the start on, so as to encourage participation by the audience.