Dear all

I couldn't resist adding to this thread. The library community have been looking to improve entries on Wikipedia and are looking to edit the term information literacy as it's currently very US centric.

In terms of copyright - material put on Wikipedia is licensed under a creative commons licence now. So don't add content that is someone else's without asking if they are happy with the licence terms.
It's a great idea though. Wikipedia are always looking for expert editors.

Jane

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Stephen Michael Griffin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Hi Eloïse,

I’m not entirely sure – maybe someone one the steering group for ALDinHE could advise?  Saying that, I don’t think Wikipedia would be a fraction of its current size if permissions were sought for every entry – maybe showing deference through reference is enough?

Best,

Stephen

From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eloise Sentito
Sent: 12 June 2013 13:04
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Subject: Re: LD on Wikipedia? Copyright

Sorry, I meant that we might need permission if we literally used/copied/repurposed one of those actual texts as the first upload – obviously if I/we started anew we’d just reference them as normal.

Eloïse

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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eloise Sentito
Sent: 12 June 2013 12:56
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Subject: Re: LD on Wikipedia? Copyright

Kim, John, Peter, Steve, Chris - from whom do we seek permission to use the ALDinHE website, JLDinHE and Hartley text?

Eloïse

Learning Development with Plymouth University
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kim Shahabudin
Sent: 12 June 2013 12:24
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: LD on Wikipedia?

Normally I'd be the first person to agree that you need to know who your audience are before writing, but with a general encyclopaedia, surely that's impossible to judge?

In terms of it being a lot of work, I'm sure there are definitions that have already had a lot of work put into them (on the ALDinHE website? In the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education? In the intro to Hartley et al (2010), Learning Development in Higher Education ?) that could act as a starting text - then the whole point of a wiki is to refine and revise.

I think it's an excellent project.

Kim

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From: learning development in higher education network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Wilson, George [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 June 2013 11:52
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Subject: Re: LD on Wikipedia?
A Wikipedia entry is probably not a bad idea, but before going ahead, who is it for?
Who do we want as a reader of the entry, or who do we think we’ll get as readers?
And what is the purpose – could possibly be a lot of work goes into it, but for what outcome?
I’m not for a moment suggesting that you don’t do it, just raising a few questions before we all jump in.
GW


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