Welcome to Your Wikipedia Project Adventure!

In the final part of this course, we prepare and begin to to put your acquired skills to the test. We'll do this by contributing to one of the largest knowledge repositories on the web: Wikipedia.

First off, Wikipedia isn't just any website; it has its own style, rules, and community. We'll learn how to edit Wikipedia articles so that it fits with Wikipedia's format and expectations. This will help you contribute effectively to this knowledge platform.

By the end of this chapter, you will be prepared to edit a Wikipedia article, and it's crucial that you choose the right article. The key criteria is that you should pick an article on a topic that you're interested in and where you can make a meaningful contribution. We'll discuss strategies to help you select the right article that aligns with your interests and the needs of the Wikipedia community.

Once you've chosen your Wikipedia article, we begin the research phase. You have already learned some things about searching library databases and the web, and going forward, I'll cover how to use specific library and web resources to find reliable information for your chosen Wikipedia articles. However, since I won't be able to cover every specific resource, you will likely have to locate your own resources to acquire information sources for your articles.

Finally, we'll continue to use your Reference Manager to save and curate your found sources. Organizing your research is key to making your Wikipedia editing process smooth and stress-free.

This section is about learning, but it's about making a real-world impact by enhancing the quality of information available to the millions of people who use Wikipedia. This means that you'll contribute to the collective knowledge of the world. That's pretty cool, but it also comes with some responsibility.