LibGuides: Wikipedia Editing: Contributing to Wikipedia

Introduction to Wikipedia

Wikipedia in Brief
"Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts."
The "Five Pillars" of Wikipedia
What Wikipedia Is Not
"Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia .... Therefore, there are certain things that Wikipedia is not."
List of Policies and Guidelines

WikiProjects Directory
Extensive list of topic related groups working together to improve articles relevant to the topic
Wikipedia Articles Needing Copy Edit
Articles for Improvement
Requested Articles

What Makes for a Good Wikipedia Article?
Criteria for an article to be noted as a Featured Article, "considered to be the best articles Wikipedia has to offer as determined by Wikipedia's editors."
Contributing to Wikipedia
"information and resources needed to comprehend, comment on, and edit Wikipedia."
Help - Getting Started
A list of "some brief introductions containing all the basics you need to use, comment on, and edit Wikipedia."
Editing Wikipedia
A 20 page PDF guide
The Wikipedia Adventure
A gamified interactive introductory tutorial.
Wikipedia Tutorial
Brief summaries of how to format text, create links, cite sources, etc.
Wikipedia - The Missing Manual
"Editing, creating, and maintaining articles."
Wikipedia Manual of Style
Wikipedia FAQ
Cheatsheet
A brief list of common wiki markup codes, with a link to the full list of wiki markup.

Your First Article
"Learn how you can create an article."
Article Wizard
"This wizard will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia."
Articles for Creation
If you do not have a Wikipedia account, you can create a draft of an article here and it will be reviewed and considered for publication by Wikipedia editors.

Wikipedia Help Menu
Extensive collection of links to help for editing, creating references, using images, asking questions, etc.