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Collaborative archival practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia

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2017-04-28

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Robichaud, Danielle
McCracken, Krista

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Based on first-hand experience and concrete examples, the presentation outlines the use of Wikipedia as a tool for community engagement and as a way of improving the discoverability of archival content through collaboration. The panelists also discuss their practices relating to the development of Wikipedia pages about underrepresented peoples and communities. This includes a discussion of the education role Wikipedia and archivists can play relating to the residential school legacy, the TRC Calls to Action and reconciliation.

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Wikipedia, Reconciliation, Collaboration

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11926

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