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University of Alberta Library Digital Collections
[edit]A collection of digitized materials reflecting western Canadian history and the culture of the Canadian prairies. Contains books, newspapers, images and more.
A digitized collection of historical materials celebrating the rich history of the University of Alberta.
Showcasing our contributions to the Internet Archive, a non-profit library of open access material. Notable collections include:
This collection contains government publications created by the Government of Alberta’s ministries and agencies. Documents from most ministries and agencies are included, however, the collection heavily features content related to education (Alberta Education, Alberta Learning, Student Evaluation Branch, etc.) as well as resources and the environment.
A collection of homestead materials provided by the Provincial Archives of Alberta and the University of Alberta Library.
The Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM) Collection is a collection of early Canadiana materials.
Print versions of this unique collection of textbooks that were approved for use in Alberta schools are housed in the Curriculum Historical Collection at the H.T. Coutts Education and Physical Education Library.
A collection of books from the University of Alberts Press with a focus on materials for scholars, citizens, and policymakers concerned with prairie, mountain, and circumpolar histories and cultures; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies; literary and cultural studies; environmental studies; and Petrocultures.
The University of Alberta's institutional repository. ERA's open access content includes the intellectual output of the University and includes theses and dissertations.
Exemplar Wikipedia Pages
[edit]These are Wikipedia pages that are excellent examples as you learn and create your own. Please update this section if articles become out of date.
Biographies
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alison Bechdel
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Emily Murphy (this is particularly interesting for its talk page discussion on content labelling Murphy a racist)
- Florence Fuller
- Katherine Johnson
Academic (several of these are rated C-class but each is a really solid starter article)
Geography
History
Issues
Subtopics
Alberta
Well-organized articles
Stub/short pages
Keep in mind you don't have to publish a robust article to make great contributions!
Wikipedia Editing Tutorials
[edit]Philosophy & Policies
- Five pillars of Wikipedia, 5 primary philosophical guidelines and best practices for editing
- 3 core content policies: Neutral point of view (WP:NPOV), Verifiability (WP:V), No original research (WP:NOR)
- List of Policies and Guidelines
- FAQ on Conflict of Interest Editing
- FAQ on paid contributions without disclosure
- Evaluating Wikipedia articles
Account creation
General tutorials & guides
- Full set of training modules from WikiEdu
- Wikipedia introduction on one page
- Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive game to learn editing basic
- Visual Editor User Guide
- How to edit a page
Markup help
- Wiki markup quick reference, PDF version of the printed handout
- Wikipedia cheat sheet (Bookshelf), another markup cheatsheet
Images & Wikicommons
- A guide to contributing content to Wikimedia Commons
- 10 minute tutorial on contributing images and media files
- Adding copyrighted material (with permissions!) to Wikicommons
- Adding images with fair use rationale
Editing and creating pages
- Bookshelf, additional "getting started" resources
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Biographies of Living Persons
- Writing about women
- Article development
- Your first article (using the Article Wizard, if you wish)
- Changing the name of a page, or moving a page
Templates and Styles
Wikidata Tutorials
[edit]- Comprehensive 9 part series on Learning Wikidata (in French and English). Presentation slides (in PDF form) and session recordings are available. https://linkeddigitalfuture.ca/wikidata/.
- (In development) Library Carpentry Wikidata workshop https://librarycarpentry.org/lc-wikidata/index.html