Event Information:

• Fri

  20

  Feb

  2026

  Sat

  21

  Feb

  2026

  Wikipedia for Scholars

  1pm - 1pmWürzburg

  For many, Wikipedia is the established first place to go in the search for knowledge. Yet although its professionalism and quality continue to increase, the online encyclopaedia still struggles with the image of unreliability, but also with accusations of gatekeeping and unnecessary complexity. As always, however, Wikipedia is a place where ‘independent’, community-reviewed knowledge is made available free of charge—and is thus an important vehicle for knowledge transfer precisely in the humanities and cultural studies.

  In collaboration with experienced Wikipedians, we explore how we can use Wikipedia to make our research more visible. In the workshop, the tools for writing and editing articles are being introduced and put into practice then and there.

  We also discuss the opportunities offered by supplementing and rewriting entries and the challenges facing global bodies of knowledge in Wikipedia.