[Wikipedia-l] Using Wikipedia to Extend Digital Collections

[Ray Saintonge]

Fred Bauder wrote:

>>From: Lars Aronsson [mailto:lars at aronsson.se]
>>
>>In the current issue of D-Lib Magazine, a web journal for 
>>reasearch into digital libraries, Ann M. Lally and Carolyn E. 
>>Dunford at University of Washington Libraries describe how they 
>>have inserted external links into (the English) Wikipedia articles 
>>as a way to promote use of their library's website of digitized 
>>material.
>>
>>"Using Wikipedia to Extend Digital Collections",
>>http://dlib.org/dlib/may07/lally/05lally.html
>>
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>>
>I think this is a legitimate extension of our purpose, making information available. I would encourage them if they are encountered.
>
I strongly agree.  Having attended a meetup at UofW Library, I agree 
that we need more libraries that exhibit this kind of positive approach.

Ec