Wikipedia service-learning courses/200

Importance of citing

Verifiability is one ot the three fundamental policies in Wikimedia.

• w:Wikipedia:Verifiability

Overview of citable references

In general, the most reliable sources are peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers. As a rule of thumb, the greater the degree of scrutiny involved in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the evidence and arguments of a particular work, the more reliable it is.

Where can I find a more detailed guide on reliable sources?

• w:Wikipedia:Reliable_sources

Where can I ask and discuss if a specific source is reliable?

• w:Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard

Concept check

• Why should I add a page number when citing books?

Overview of copyrights

Can I copy material from the wikipedia?

• Generally yes with several obligations: w:Wikipedia:Copyrights#Reusers' rights and obligations
  • You do not need to ask the wikimedia foundation.
  • You do not need to ask the authors.
  • You should, however, attribute wikipedia, i.e. refer to the article.
  • When you publish material from the wikipedia you must ensure that its also freely accessible.
• An exceptions is the material that has been published using the "fair use" principle, which should be indicated in the article or media.

Where can I find a general overview about what is regulated in copyrighs?

• w:Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#What is copyright?
• License your work - Creative Commons

Where can I find more detailed information on copyrights in wikipedia?

• w:Wikipedia:Copyrights
• w:Wikipedia:Copyright_FAQ
• w:Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline

How does the copyright of other wikimedia projects differ from wikipedia?

• The copyright in other wikimedia projects is essentially the same.
• Differences
  • so far no reader of this course has noted differences.
• Wikiversity pages
  • Wikiversity:Copyrights
  • Wikiversity:Verifiability
• Wikibooks pages
  • b:Wikibooks:Copyrights
  • b:Wikibooks:Verifiability

Concept check

• When writing wikipedia articles, can you cite other wikipedia articles?
• Can you cite non-freely available material?
• Can you include non-freely material in wikipedia articles?
• Can you include non-freely available material in Wikimedia Commons, and in Wikibooks?
• Will you get attribution if you write a page in a wikimedia project?

See also

• Address copyright requirements

Wiki format of citing references

How do I include references in content pages?

• w:Wikipedia:Cite_sources#Quick_summary

How should I format the references?

• generell rule: "must contain enough information for other editors to identify the specific published work you used"
• w:WP:CITE#HOW

Where can I find tools to generate the correct reference formats?

• w:Wikipedia:Citation_tools

How can I cite a web page and link to its current state?

• w:Wikipedia:Citing_sources/Further_considerations#Pre-emptive_archiving

Concept check

• Why is it better to cite in a wrong format instead of not citing at all?

Assignment

1. Use the tool Google Scholar reference generator to search for the paper Nash 1950 and generate a reference in wiki format
2. Edit your My first page to cite this reference in all of the four commonly used forms of citation.
3. Edit your My first page to cite the online learning course in its current version using the WebCite archive page.

See also

• Learning project Citing Sources