2019:Libraries/Let’s Turn all the References Blue

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Notes

This session is a brainstorming discussion. The topic will be explained for five minutes between 10:40 and 11:15 and,
the main session will take place from 11:30 to 13:00 on Day 3 (August 18) in Alexievich (D416).
If you are interested to attend please add yourself here.
To view the overall program of the Libraries space, please visit 2019:Libraries/Program.

Libraries/Let’s Turn all the References Blue

Description

The integrity of claims made in Wikipedia articles is supported by citations and other references to published material. However much of those references can not be easily accessed via links. Lets fix that problem by ensuring that every referenced resource is a click away.

Here is a brief overview of the Internet Archive in the context of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Relationship to the theme

This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner:

If fully implemented this project will help advance the SDG 4 "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" and the target 4.7 "By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development"

Session outcomes

Video on Commons

Session leader(s)

Mark Graham, Director, Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive.

Session type

Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritises submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:

Panel with audience Question & Answer session

Requirements

The session will work best with these conditions:

Room: Happy with whatever is most easy :-)

Audience: As many as would find the topic interesting.

Recording: Happy to have the session recorded with a single camera and broadcast via the Internet.

Time requested: 60 minutes