Hi wiki-research-l folks,
Can the list point me in the right direction about how researchers should solicit off-wiki interviews? I'm seeking to interview editors of English Wikipedia who have provided information about scientific and technical topics. I'm struggling to find up-to-date documentation about expectations for researchers...
Currently the focus is COVID-19; in future years the focus will shift to climate change; and AI and labor. Overall the project seeks to understand how knowledge brokers (including Wikipedia editors) assess the quality of technical and scientific information. This is part of my 3-year, US-based, IRB-approved research study: https://infoqualitylab.org/projects/knowledgebrokers/participate-y1
My inclination (in the absence of specific best practice directions) would be to post a message the Talk pages of the most obvious WikiProjects, with information about the project and how to reach me: WikiProject COVID-19 WikiProject Medicine / Pulmonology WikiProject Viruses WikiProject Disaster management Is that appropriate? I'd welcome a pointer to specific requirements or best practices. Offline advice also welcome!
-Jodi User:Jodi.a.schneider jschneider@pobox.com https://jodischneider.com/jodi.html