Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/COI
Wikipedia gets a lot of
The basic advice for you is to:
- REGISTER: Create an account, for you individually – not your organization; e.g. User:Jmaloney or User:JmaloneyNYU, but not User:NYUArchives (see the account naming policyfor more information)
- DISCLOSE: Mention and explain your institutional affiliation on your userpageand explain how you are here to help
- HIGHLIGHT: Link to your substantial collections that are most relevant to articles.
- INCLUDE: Add relevant collections from other archives that you know have substantial holdings
- ENGAGE: Respond thoughtfully to any community concerns raised in discussion
- COMMUNICATE: Speak in a friendly, clear, and specific manner while you are seeking consensus
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- Incorporate or link
If a link cannot be used as a reliable source to improve the text of the article, it may be placed under further reading or external links if it complies with the
- Making claims about your own institution or holdings
Be particularly careful when making or citing claims about your holdings themselves—such as to the importance or prominence of that holding or collection. When doing so, include citations to sources not published by your own organization, such as an outside scholar, talking about the importance of that holding. Rather than making a claim about the importance of your holding yourself, demonstrate how this is a commonly accepted opinion.
- The takeaway
Museum curators, librarians, archivists, and similar are encouraged to help improve Wikipedia, or to share their information in the form of links to their resources. (source: