Book description
Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to take advantage of the Wikipedia encyclopedia–and all of Wikipedia’s incredible resources.
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
Plain English explains new terms and definitions
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
Navigate the Wikipedia site and discover its latest capabilities
Use Wikipedia for fast, efficient research
Verify Wikipedia information and check references
Edit, correct, improve, and discuss existing Wikipedia articles
Write new Wikipedia articles, and add images and media to them
Find word definitions in Wiktionary and quotations in Wikiquote
Download Wikimedia Commons photos you can freely reuse
Read and edit free textbooks with Wikibooks
Link to Wikipedia content on your own website
Participate in the Wikipedia community
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
- Lesson 1. Getting to Know Wikipedia
- Lesson 2. Navigating the Wikipedia Site
- Lesson 3. Searching for Information
- Lesson 4. Reading a Wikipedia Article
- Lesson 5. Verifying Information and Checking References
- Lesson 6. Going Beyond an Article
- Lesson 7. Tracking Changes to an Article
- Lesson 8. Discussing an Article
- Lesson 9. Editing an Existing Article
- Lesson 10. Contributing a New Article
- Lesson 11. Incorporating Pictures and Other Media in Your Article
- Lesson 12. Finding Pictures in the Wikimedia Commons
- Lesson 13. Asking Questions at the Reference Desk
- Lesson 14. Looking Up Words in the Wiktionary
- Lesson 15. Finding Quotable Quotations with Wikiquote
- Lesson 16. Getting the Latest News with Wikinews
- Lesson 17. Reading and Editing Books Online
- Lesson 18. Linking to Wikipedia Content on Your Own Website
- Lesson 19. Using Wikipedia for Research and School Papers
- Lesson 20. Participating in the Wikipedia Community
- Lesson 21. Using Wikipedia on Your iPhone
- Index
Product information
- Title: Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2009
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780768695991
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