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== Editorial Board == | == Editorial Board == | ||
== | == Creative Commons License == | ||
All entries are available under the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License]]. | |||
== Standards for inclusion == | == Standards for inclusion == | ||
== | ==== Individuals: ==== | ||
* More information science than libraries (LHRT has done a wonderful job with library science, and we don't want to duplicate efforts). | |||
* Define 'notable' | |||
* Still living or deceased? (ASIS&T Award of Merit, etc. should be included) | |||
==== Organizations and Companies: ==== | |||
Biographical Index should continue to the policy of selectively including entries of companies and organizations with international scope and entries that focus narrowly on why the organization is or was noteworthy in relation to documentation and information science. The English Wikipedia entry for the [[wikipedia:Concilium_Bibliographicum|Concilium Bibliographicum]] (Zurich, 1895-1940), although it deserves some expansion, would be a good model to follow. | |||
== Style == | |||
Editorial policies will follow the English Wikipedia policies and style, In particular, we make mandatory the “Further reading” and “External links” sections that are optional in the English Wikipedia. When useful detail might overwhelm an article, the extra detail could be made a separate, supplementary page. The obvious example is where a complete bibliography of the biographee’s writings, possibly hundreds of items long, is available. If it can be easily preserved on some other platform, then that is recommended and a link should be provided. If not, we could make it a separate, related page. Similarly with a complex list of archival sources for a single biographee. | |||
Non-English articles in the language of the biographee will be allowed because non-anglophone experts are more likely to contribute if they can write in their own language and because in some cases that language will allow more scholarly precision. We will need to arrange for a parallel English translation page. | |||
For guidance on editorial style see the [[Manual_of_Style]] page and the [[Template]] page. | |||
=== Special Pages === | |||
For pages that are not biographical or hostories of organizations consult the editors. | |||
==Getting started== | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 5 October 2026
Editorial Board
Creative Commons License
All entries are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Standards for inclusion
Individuals:
- More information science than libraries (LHRT has done a wonderful job with library science, and we don't want to duplicate efforts).
- Define 'notable'
- Still living or deceased? (ASIS&T Award of Merit, etc. should be included)
Organizations and Companies:
Biographical Index should continue to the policy of selectively including entries of companies and organizations with international scope and entries that focus narrowly on why the organization is or was noteworthy in relation to documentation and information science. The English Wikipedia entry for the Concilium Bibliographicum (Zurich, 1895-1940), although it deserves some expansion, would be a good model to follow.
Style
Editorial policies will follow the English Wikipedia policies and style, In particular, we make mandatory the “Further reading” and “External links” sections that are optional in the English Wikipedia. When useful detail might overwhelm an article, the extra detail could be made a separate, supplementary page. The obvious example is where a complete bibliography of the biographee’s writings, possibly hundreds of items long, is available. If it can be easily preserved on some other platform, then that is recommended and a link should be provided. If not, we could make it a separate, related page. Similarly with a complex list of archival sources for a single biographee.
Non-English articles in the language of the biographee will be allowed because non-anglophone experts are more likely to contribute if they can write in their own language and because in some cases that language will allow more scholarly precision. We will need to arrange for a parallel English translation page.
For guidance on editorial style see the Manual_of_Style page and the Template page.
Special Pages
For pages that are not biographical or hostories of organizations consult the editors.
Getting started
- Configuration settings list
- MediaWiki FAQ
- MediaWiki release mailing list
- Localise MediaWiki for your language
- Learn how to combat spam on your wiki
- Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.