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21 provide​ ​a​ ​venue​ ​to​ ​showcase​ ​cultural​ ​heritage​ ​resources​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​convey​ ​diverse​ ​perspectives to​ ​a​ ​diverse​ ​audience.​ ​Another​ ​path​ ​forward​ ​lies​ ​through​ ​structured​ ​data​ ​on​ ​Wikimedia's multimedia​ ​repository​ ​site​ ​Wikimedia​ ​Commons​ ​and​ ​the​ ​sister​ ​project​ ​Wikidata,​ ​which​ ​can enhance​ ​linkages​ ​between​ ​items​ ​and​ ​collections​ ​to​ ​support​ ​research​ ​across​ ​multiple​ ​semantic frameworks.​ ​The​ ​papers​ ​also​ ​express​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​professional​ ​development​ ​within​ ​library communities,​ ​in​ ​which​ ​Wikipedia​ ​editing​ ​skills​ ​can​ ​benefit​ ​a​ ​librarian's​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​grasp​ ​popular contemporary​ ​research​ ​practices,​ ​teach​ ​about​ ​digital​ ​information​ ​literacy​ ​and​ ​collaborative knowledge​ ​production,​ ​initiate​ ​community​ ​programs,​ ​and​ ​highlight​ ​their​ ​collections​ ​to​ ​the​ ​world.

Conclusion

It's​ ​said​ ​that​ ​"discovery​ ​happens​ ​elsewhere."​19 ​Less​ ​often​ ​said​ ​is​ ​that​ ​elsewhere​ ​is​ ​increasingly Wikipedia.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​top-5​ ​website,​ ​Wikipedia​ ​is​ ​the​ ​sixth​ ​highest​ ​referrer​ ​to​ ​all​ ​DOIs​ ​online.​ ​With this​ ​position,​ ​The​ ​Wikipedia​ ​Library​ ​tackles​ ​the​ ​biggest​ ​challenges​ ​facing​ ​information professionals​ ​today:​ ​ ​discovery,​ ​access,​ ​literacy,​ ​and​ ​participation.

Wikipedia’s​ ​wealth​ ​of​ ​eyeballs​ ​means​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is​ ​an​ ​unparalleled​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​exposure​ ​and dissemination​ ​of​ ​content.​ ​Our​ ​goal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​make​ ​Wikipedia​ ​not​ ​an​ ​end​ ​point​ ​for​ ​research,​ ​but​ ​a starting​ ​point​ ​for​ ​deeper​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​research​ ​literacy​—​where​ ​Wikipedia​ ​leads​ ​its​ ​500​ ​million monthly​ ​readers​ ​back​ ​to​ ​information​ ​professionals,​ ​scholarly​ ​resources,​ ​and​ ​full​ ​texts.