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The '''Citing Sources''' [[Portal:Learning Projects|Learning Project]] functions as a workshop on how to improve the quality of cited sources in WikiMedia projects. Citing sources is a basic skill for wiki editors. This is a support project for the | The '''Citing Sources''' [[Portal:Learning Projects|Learning Project]] functions as a workshop on how to improve the quality of cited sources in WikiMedia projects. Citing sources is a basic skill for wiki editors. This is a support project for the Wikademia [[Wikademia:Service community]]. | ||
Covered topics: | Covered topics: | ||
#How to set up or participate in | #How to set up or participate in Wikademia projects that seek to improve the cited sources for WikiMedia project articles. | ||
#Single source verification. Making sure that a source really supports the statement made in a WikiMedia project article that cites that source. | #Single source verification. Making sure that a source really supports the statement made in a WikiMedia project article that cites that source. | ||
#Multiple source verification. Just because a cited source makes a claim, that does not mean that the claim has a factual basis. Tracking claims made in sources to verifiable data. | #Multiple source verification. Just because a cited source makes a claim, that does not mean that the claim has a factual basis. Tracking claims made in sources to verifiable data. | ||
#When are there too few or too many sources cited? How to start and run a campaign to find more sources. How to "off-load" and archive excess sources to | #When are there too few or too many sources cited? How to start and run a campaign to find more sources. How to "off-load" and archive excess sources to Wikademia. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[http://www.zotero.org/ Zotero] citations plugin | *[http://www.zotero.org/ Zotero] citations plugin | ||
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Revision as of 04:58, 11 April 2009
The Citing Sources Learning Project functions as a workshop on how to improve the quality of cited sources in WikiMedia projects. Citing sources is a basic skill for wiki editors. This is a support project for the Wikademia Wikademia:Service community.
Covered topics:
- How to set up or participate in Wikademia projects that seek to improve the cited sources for WikiMedia project articles.
- Single source verification. Making sure that a source really supports the statement made in a WikiMedia project article that cites that source.
- Multiple source verification. Just because a cited source makes a claim, that does not mean that the claim has a factual basis. Tracking claims made in sources to verifiable data.
- When are there too few or too many sources cited? How to start and run a campaign to find more sources. How to "off-load" and archive excess sources to Wikademia.
See also
- APA style
- MLA format - learning project
- m:WikiTextrose
- Wikipedia:Citing sources
- Wikipedia:Research resources
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team
- list of past and current source/verification projects at Wikipedia
List of interested learning activity developers
Sign up here by adding # ~~~ to the bottom of this list.
- Tomaschwutz Seems to be a good idea of learning by doing: I want to learn about citing, so I can create an activity on my way of learning.
External links
- Evaluating Sources of Information - Hypertext Workshop
- Searching for information
- Zotero citations plugin