Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Courses/Theater History from 1642 (Amy E Hughes)/Resources

Conducting Research at/through the BC Library

 * The homepage for the library is here: Brooklyn College Library
 * Ask a librarian for help - information about how you can request help in person and online
 * How to find books - BC Library's guide to finding books in our online catalog, CUNY+
 * CLICS (system for borrowing books from other CUNY libraries) - information about how to get books delivered from other CUNY schools to Brooklyn College (usually takes 2-4 business days)
 * Interlibrary Loan - instructions about how you can request books and articles that are NOT at a CUNY library through ILLiad
 * Finding articles and periodicals - how to identify, request, and (sometimes) download journal and newspaper articles using the library's subscription databases
 * BC Library Reserves - how the Reserves system works at our library
 * Videos and DVDs - instructions about how to use the BC Library's collection

Printable guides about Wikipedia
These printable PDF documents have instructions related to the basics of Wikipedia.


 * Wiki markup quick reference – This one-page quick reference (included in the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure) helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup codes.
 * References – This handout explains why references are important, what the expectations for sourcing on Wikipedia are, where to place references, and the basics of adding "ref" tags.
 * Reference formatting – This handout explains in more detail how to create footnotes for citing sources, and how to cite the same source multiple times.
 * How to get help – explains the recommended way to get help and feedback. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources you can avail yourself of.
 * Plagiarism – explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia&mdash;including "close paraphrasing"&mdash;in addition to why and how to avoid it.

On-wiki tutorials

 * Tutorial - General introduction to Wikipedia
 * Article wizard - Walkthrough of the requirements for articles, including notability and sources
 * Picture tutorial - Explains how to insert pictures into Wikipedia articles using wikitext
 * Graphics tutorials (advanced) - advice about advanced image editing

Printable guides

 * Moving out of your sandbox – walks through how to move an article draft from a userpage sandbox into Wikipedia.
 * Submitting an article to the Did You Know process – walks through how to submit a new or newly expanded article to the Did You Know process so that it will appear on the Main Page.

Analyzing your contributions

 * Wikipedia article traffic statistics – a tool for charting how many hits any given article gets, great for comparing different kinds of articles at different times, e.g., Genetics (in the school year) vs. (in the summer), or YouTube (with weekend spikes) and Simpsons (with spikes when new episodes come out). Students can also use it to see how many people are reading their articles over the course of the class (and beyond).
 * Edit counter – a tool for charting how many edits you've made over time, which types of pages you've edited, and which pages you've edited most.