The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 10, January–February 2015
by The Interior, Ocaasi, Sadads
The Wikipedia Library is now well situated at the Wikimedia Foundation, where we have begun to focus on serving the community in even more scalable, targeted, global, and diverse ways. We are really running with the idea that TWL is a network of satellites that explore partnerships to improve Wikipedia's content quality through access to reliable sources. We are working with libraries, publishers, archives, and universities to connect a circle of research (access) and dissemination (discovery). As we establish this program, we are naturally thinking of other potential vectors for outreach, whether that is supporting cultural institutions (GLAMs), Wikipedians-in-Residence, Open Access initiatives, or other unexplored areas. Still, our core focus is definitely on more reliable sources for the best editors - and we are happy to report progress on that with four new partnerships!