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The Website-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named: Using Wikipedia to Teach Information Literacy
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The Website-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named: Using Wikipedia to Teach Information
Literacy Ilka Datig
Instruction & Electronic Services LibrarianMary Baldwin College
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What was the most controversial Wikipedia entry in 2010, according
to number of footnotes?
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Organization• Introduction
o Why we should use Wikipedia
• Examples of classroom activitieso Background information/brainstorming a topico Evaluating credibilityo Citations/References/Bibliographyo Information production
• Further reading• Q & A
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Why are we so scared?
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Ubiquity• 6th most popular website in 2011 (Alexa)• Project Information Literacy:
o 84% use for information-gathering for course-related research (Head & Eisenberg, 2009)
• SOPA Blackouto “Oh. My. God. As soon as I need wikipedia for
homework, it suddenly is ‘shut down’. I HATE YOU WIKIPEDIA” (Tsukayama, 2012)
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Class activities• My experience: one-credit Information Literacy
courses• One-shot sessions – I’d love to hear your advice!
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Using W to find background information
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Using W to find background information
• Find and examine a page• Find and examine an entry from a published
reference source (we use Credo Reference)• Compare!
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Using W to find background information
• “This article differs from the wiki article in that 1.) there is significantly more information offered on the subject and consequently 2.) many more references which makes the information much more credible”
• “In this article, there were more detailed graphs and back-up information to support the topic.”
• “This article differed from the wiki document in that it had empirical data, and a longer list of references. Wikipedia was more appealing to the reader's eye, e.g. there were colorful pictures of generated structures of different biomolecules.”
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Using W to find background information
• Concept Map• Create a list of keywords
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Using W to find background information
• ACRL Standard Oneo “The information literate student determines the nature and extent of
the information needed” (ACRL, 2000)
• ‘Summarizations and not actual research’ (Jennings, 2008, p. 435)
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Evaluating Credibility
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Evaluating Credibility• Edit History• Controversial topics (some you wouldn’t
expect!)
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Evaluating Credibility
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Evaluating Credibility
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Evaluating Credibility
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Evaluating Credibility• “Wikiality”?• Make an edit and see what sticks• ACRL Standard 3:
o “The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.”
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Citations/References/Bibliography
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Citations/References/Bibliography
• Identify the type of source
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Citations/References/Bibliography
• Follow linked sources • Explain how to find non-linked sources• ACRL Standard 2:
o “The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.”
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Citations/References/Bibliography
• Evaluate the sourceso Provide a checklist OR let students generate one
• ACRL Standard 3: o “The information literate student evaluates information and its sources
critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.”
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Information Production
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Information Production
• Edit an articleo Stubs
• Create an article• Synthesize sources
o ACRL Standard 4: “The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.”
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Information Production
• Troubleshootingo Some HTML knowledge is handyo Watch out for editors!
• Long-termo Contribute to the Community Portalo Harness local knowledge!
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Further Reading• Baker, Sarah. “A Place for Wikipedia or Putting
Wikipedia in its Place.” New Horizons for Learning. Winter (2012): n.p. Web. 21 September 2012.
• Head, Alison & Eisenberg, Michael. “How Today’s College Students Use Wikipedia for Course-Related Research.” First Monday 15.3 (2010): n.p. Web. 21 September 2012.
• Jennings, Eric. 2008. “Using Wikipedia to Teach Information Literacy.” College & Undergraduate Libraries. 15(4):432-437. Print.
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Further Reading• Kraft, Michelle. “College Students Use of
Wikipedia for Course Related Research”. The Krafty Librarian. N.p. 24 March 2010. Web. 21 September 2012.
• Lorenzen, Michael. “Teaching with Wikipedia.” The Information Literacy Land of Confusion. N.p. 15 February 2008. Web. 21 September 2012.
• Ludwig, Sarah. “Letting Go of Boolean Operators: Rethinking How Research Is Taught in Schools.” TechSource. ALA. 2 July 2012. Web. 21 September 2012.
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Citations• Most controversial Wikipedia entries in 2010 (by
number of footnotes): http://www.deseretnews.com/top/97/0/10-controversial-Wikipedia-topics.html
• An Open Letter to Wikipedia by Philip Roth: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/09/an-open-letter-to-wikipedia.html#ixzz25nx4uGsB
• Head & Eisenberg’s study of how college students seek info: http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_Year1Report_12_2009.pdf
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Citations• List of most popular websites by Alexa:
http://www.alexa.com/topsites • Student reaction to SOPA blackout by Tsukuyama:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/no-wiki-sopa-blackout-has-students-hitting-the-panic-button/2012/01/18/gIQAlS4Z8P_story.html
• ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
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Wikipedia• Helpful Wikipedia Links
o Manual of style: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style o Information on stubs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub o Community portal: http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal
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Image credits• 4eleven images @ Flickr• Ben Oh @ Flickr• Auntie P @ Flickr
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