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I think a lot of the bibliography should be removed and a link to her CV be used instead. Plus, of course, we need a good summary of her research. Shaslang (talk) 03:47, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Shaslang: - you're right on all points. Most of the bibliography should be pruned, and what remains should be converted to prose. Her CV (assuming it's available online) makes an excellent source for a lot of information in the article, and interested people can click through to see the whole thing. And we definitely need a good summary of her research - ideally one intelligible to someone without a huge philosophy background, although that guideline is a bit flexible. Kevin Gorman (talk) 23:10, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Kevin Gorman: Thanks! I'll work on a good summary at some point and will link to the CV. I'm wondering, though, whether taking material off her own website counts as plagiarism on Wikipedia, if we also put a reference to it? What are the norms about using material the author herself has produced in her bio? Shaslang (talk) 00:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Shaslang: - we can't copy material absolutely directly off her website unless she's comfortable releasing it under a CC-by-SA license, but her website is definitely appropriate as a source. Wikipedia treats plagiarism and attribution in a very similar way to how academia does, and if you follow what you've done in your academic career I doubt you'll run in to many problems. We tend to frown on too many block quote and we take a narrow approach to fair use, but there are relatively few other differences. In summarizing her research, you may want to read over WP:NOR, and also remember that Wikipedia really prefers secondary sources (people talking about her research) to primary sources (i.e., papers she's published herself. Her CV is an absolutely appropriate source for stuff like career and education details though. It's much easier to write about academics when they happen to put their CV's online. Kevin Gorman (talk) 01:08, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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