JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Burning Spirit: The Encyclopedic Vision, Wikipedia, and Librarianship.

  • Published In: Library Trends, 2024, v. 72, n. 3. P. 566 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: de la Peña McCook, Kathleen 3 of 3

Abstract

Mary Niles Maack was a librarian professor scholar of comparative library history feminist and encyclopedist. In this essay I consider aspects of the evolution of the encyclopedia vision to its current online manifestation as Wikipedia. I also look at how essential it is that librarians contribute to the reliability of Wikipedia and contribute citations and suggest that librarians work to overcome paywalls that create a barrier to more robust documentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Library Trends. 2024/02, Vol. 72, Issue 3, p566
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Library and Information Science
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0024-2594
  • DOI:10.1353/lib.2024.a944680
  • Accession Number:181087602
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