Jake Orlowitz

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Jake Orlowitz,  The Wikipedia Library-The largest encyclopedia needs a digital library and we are building it

“ Wikipedia’s​ ​wealth​ ​of​ ​eyeballs​ ​means​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is​ ​an​ ​unparalleled​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​exposure​ ​and dissemination​ ​of​ ​content.​ ​Our​ ​goal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​make​ ​Wikipedia​ ​not​ ​an​ ​end​ ​point​ ​for​ ​research,​ ​but​ ​a starting​ ​point​ ​for​ ​deeper​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​research​ ​literacy​—​where​ ​Wikipedia​ ​leads​ ​its​ ​500​ ​million monthly​ ​readers​ ​back​ ​to​ ​information​ ​professionals,​ ​scholarly​ ​resources,​ ​and​ ​full​ ​texts. ”
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Jake Orlowitz,  The Wikipedia Library-The largest encyclopedia needs a digital library and we are building it

“ The​ ​founding​ ​mission​ ​of​ ​The​ ​Wikipedia​ ​Library​ ​is​ ​to​ ​connect​ ​content​ ​editors​ ​on​ ​Wikimedia projects​ ​with​ ​the​ ​reliable​ ​sources​ ​they​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​develop​ ​articles​—​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​the​ ​content​ ​is supported​ ​by​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​quality​ ​sources,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​open​ ​up​ ​topics​ ​not​ ​covered​ ​by​ ​locally​ ​available or​ ​free​ ​online​ ​references. ”
Source: Wikisource

Jake Orlowitz,  The Wikipedia Library-The largest encyclopedia needs a digital library and we are building it

“ It's​ ​said​ ​that​ ​"discovery​ ​happens​ ​elsewhere."​19 ​Less​ ​often​ ​said​ ​is​ ​that​ ​elsewhere​ ​is​ ​increasingly Wikipedia.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​top-5​ ​website,​ ​Wikipedia​ ​is​ ​the​ ​sixth​ ​highest​ ​referrer​ ​to​ ​all​ ​DOIs​ ​online.​ ​With this​ ​position,​ ​The​ ​Wikipedia​ ​Library​ ​tackles​ ​the​ ​biggest​ ​challenges​ ​facing​ ​information professionals​ ​today:​ ​ ​discovery,​ ​access,​ ​literacy,​ ​and​ ​participation. ”
Source: Wikisource

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