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Improving Articles

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The goal of a Wikipedia article is to create a comprehensive and neutrally written summary of existing mainstream knowledge about a topic. Wikipedia does not publish original research, it is an encyclopedia. It is a tertiary source that provides a survey of information already published in the wider world. The information must be verifiable through reliable external sources. Ideally, all information should refer to reliable outside sources, using citations. When adding content and creating new articles, an encyclopedic style with a formal tone is important. Wikipedia articles should have a straightforward, just-the-facts style.[1]

Harvard Film Archive, Harvard University

Resources

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Start Up Guides

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Getting Started

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How to Find Citations to Edit

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Improving Citations is an accessible way to improve the quality of Wikipedia Articles. Here are some resources to help you locate articles with unsourced statements:

How to Edit Content

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How to Find Articles to Edit/Write

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If you are looking for incomplete articles to contribute to, Wikipedia has some resources:

Add Harvard Library Collections

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The following is a sampling of suggested articles to edit or create based off Harvard Library Collections. These people and organizations are all represented in Harvard Library's holdings. Biographical information can be found in the finding aid biography, as well as in secondary sources listed elsewhere in this page under "Resources."

Add links to Harvard Finding Aids

People

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Link to People identified in Collections that you want to feature - or specific aspects that you want entered.

Organizations

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Link to Organizational Collections that you want to feature - or specific aspects that you want entered.

Special Collections

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Link to Special Collections that you want to feature - or specific aspects that you want entered.