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To get an idea of the kinds of changes made to these entries by Gamaliel a few examples are provided in the endnotes

Library Associations

Library associations are not well represented in Wikipedia and adding and editing them could be a major focus for librarians who become Wikipedians. So much work to support intellectual freedom and outreach takes place in librarian associations that is documented haphazardly on websites of various degrees of currency. There is much support for students by hundreds of librarians in their associations raising funds for scholarships or awards that encourage research: The Progressive Librarian Guild’s Braverman Award, for example. Having Wikipedia entries for library associations enhances the visibility of library and information work. Students added new entries and expanded extant ones. The list of library associations on which class members worked to update links is a starting point for additional article creation and editing.

"American Association of Law Libraries

+Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries

Association of Research Libraries

Bibliographical Society of America

+Florida Library Association

+Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (American Library Association)

Library Association of Ireland

Southeastern Library Association

+Tampa Bay Library Consortium

+Virginia Library Association

Young Adult Library Services Association"