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Exploring the Main Page on Wikisource

A video exploring Wikisource's Main Page. Wikisource, the free library

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Wikipedia at the University of Edinburgh

An introduction to Wikipedia at the University of Edinburgh. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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How to make an account on Wikisource

A video explaining how to create an account on Wikisource, the free online digital library managed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikisource Main Page: Wikisource, the free library

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Tower Block Archive - Aberdeen Pattypan Upload to Wikimedia Commons

A video demonstrating the process of uploading images to Wikimedia Commons in bulk using Pattypan. In this example, images from the Tower Block Archive are uploaded. Tower Block Archive: Home |…

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Teaching with Wikipedia - a practical 'how to' guide.

This online session is for any course leaders interested in learning more about Wikipedia Education assignments. The workshop showcases best practice derived from working with over a dozen…

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Reflections on the Edinburgh Award - Wikimedia Training Intern, Hannah Rothmann.

A video describing Hannah's 12 week Employ.Ed internship from 22 June until 11 September 2020 working with the Wikimedian in Residence, Ewan McAndrew, at the University of Edinburgh.

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How to create a new Wikipedia article.

When making your own article you should aim for at least 100 words with three citations. You should draft your article in your sandbox. Tip: use an exemplar page as your guideline.

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How to add a new item to Wikidata.

A video on how to add an item to Wikidata, a free and open knowledge base that turns information into structured and machine-readable data.

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How to add a heading for references.

A brief video on how to adding a heading for your references section on you Wikipedia article.

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How to add a citation on Wikipedia

Citations are the most important element of any Wikipedia page. No page should be on Wikipedia if it cannot be backed up from a high quality published secondary source. You should aim to have a…

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How to format your Wikipedia article - adding bolds, headings, links and italics.

A video tutorial explaining how to use some of the basic formatting tools using the Visual Editor on Wikipedia.

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How to upload an image onto Wikimedia Commons.

Images are an important part of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. This video explains how to upload an image onto Wikimedia Commons, an online repository of free to use media and images.

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How to add an image to Wikidata.

Images are an important way to bring data to life. This is a guide for adding a picture to Wikidata for entries which do not already have one. The picture must be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.…

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A brief introduction to Wikidata and how to create an account.

Wikidata is one of the projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation which is a non-profit and charitable organisation.It is a free and open knowledge base that turns information into structured and…

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How to create a user page on Wikipedia.

Before starting this step make sure you are logged on and you have enabled Visual Editor. Once you have created a user account you should create a user page on Wikipedia as this is a place where…

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Exploring the Wikipedia main page

A brief outline of Wikipedia's main page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.

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