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Wikispecies is an open, wiki-based project to provide a central, more extensive species database for taxonomy. Launched 14 September 2004, Wikispecies is aimed specifically at the needs of scientific users, and as of October 2010, has over 240,000 entries. There are plans to help Wikispecies collaborate with the [[w:Encyclopedia of Life|Encyclopedia of Life]] project when the latter is more fully underway. |
Wikispecies is an open, wiki-based project to provide a central, more extensive species database for taxonomy. Launched 14 September 2004, Wikispecies is aimed specifically at the needs of scientific users, and as of October 2010, has over 240,000 entries. There are plans to help Wikispecies collaborate with the [[w:Encyclopedia of Life|Encyclopedia of Life]] project when the latter is more fully underway. |
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* [//species.wikimedia.org/ Wikispecies] |
* [//species.wikimedia.org/ Wikispecies] |
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== Wikinews == |
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The Wikinews project was launched in December 2004 with the mission to report the news on a wide variety of subjects. Contributors from around the world write news articles collaboratively. Reports range from original reporting and interviews to summaries of news from external sources. All reports are required to be written from a neutral point of view. |
The Wikinews project was launched in December 2004 with the mission to report the news on a wide variety of subjects. Contributors from around the world write news articles collaboratively. Reports range from original reporting and interviews to summaries of news from external sources. All reports are required to be written from a neutral point of view. |
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Currently Wikinews has two aims: providing a free content alternative to commercial news sites and making sure that articles are fact-checked and reviewed thoroughly. |
Currently Wikinews has two aims: providing a free content alternative to commercial news sites and making sure that articles are fact-checked and reviewed thoroughly. |
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* [//www.wikinews.org Multilingual portal] |
* [//www.wikinews.org Multilingual portal] |
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* [[m:Wikinews|Full list of languages]] |
* [[m:Wikinews|Full list of languages]] |
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Wikiversity is a project dedicated to learning materials and learning communities, as well as research. It was set up as a Wikimedia project (in "beta" phase) on 15 August 2006 with the English and German Wikiversities, as well as the multilingual coordination hub. Despite what its name may suggest, Wikiversity is not limited to university (or tertiary) level materials, but is open to materials and communities of all learner levels. The way it can facilitate learning activities and communities is still being explored, but is centered around the model of 'learning by doing', or 'experiential learning'. |
Wikiversity is a project dedicated to learning materials and learning communities, as well as research. It was set up as a Wikimedia project (in "beta" phase) on 15 August 2006 with the English and German Wikiversities, as well as the multilingual coordination hub. Despite what its name may suggest, Wikiversity is not limited to university (or tertiary) level materials, but is open to materials and communities of all learner levels. The way it can facilitate learning activities and communities is still being explored, but is centered around the model of 'learning by doing', or 'experiential learning'. |
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As of October 2010 there are over 30,000 learning resource entries across 12 languages. The English version contains over 13,000 and both French and German have over 2,000 entries. |
As of October 2010 there are over 30,000 learning resource entries across 12 languages. The English version contains over 13,000 and both French and German have over 2,000 entries. |
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* [//www.wikiversity.org/ Multilingual portal] |
* [//www.wikiversity.org/ Multilingual portal] |
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* [[m:Wikiversity|Full list of languages]] |
* [[m:Wikiversity|Full list of languages]] |
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== Wikivoyage == |
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Wikivoyage aims to create the world's largest free, complete and up-to-date world-wide travel guide. Wikivoyage was launched in January 2013 and is written by volunteers in the same spirit of sharing knowledge that makes travel so enjoyable. The project began in December 2006 as a German language fork of a site named Wikitravel, and joined the Wikimedia Foundation project family as a beta with 50,000 articles in seven languages. Wikivoyage is now available in nine languages. |
Wikivoyage aims to create the world's largest free, complete and up-to-date world-wide travel guide. Wikivoyage was launched in January 2013 and is written by volunteers in the same spirit of sharing knowledge that makes travel so enjoyable. The project began in December 2006 as a German language fork of a site named Wikitravel, and joined the Wikimedia Foundation project family as a beta with 50,000 articles in seven languages. Wikivoyage is now available in nine languages. |
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* [//www.wikivoyage.org/ Multilingual portal] |
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* [[m:Wikivoyage|Full list of languages]] |
* [[m:Wikivoyage|Full list of languages]] |
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== {{anchor|Commons}}Wikimedia Commons == |
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Wikimedia Commons was launched in September 2004 to provide a central repository for free photographs, diagrams, maps, videos, animations, music, sounds, spoken texts, and other free media. It is a multilingual project with contributors speaking dozens of languages, that serves as a central repository for all Wikimedia projects. |
Wikimedia Commons was launched in September 2004 to provide a central repository for free photographs, diagrams, maps, videos, animations, music, sounds, spoken texts, and other free media. It is a multilingual project with contributors speaking dozens of languages, that serves as a central repository for all Wikimedia projects. |
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For more information on Commons, please see [[Spotlight on Wikimedia Commons]]. |
For more information on Commons, please see [[Spotlight on Wikimedia Commons]]. |
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* [//commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons] |
* [//commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons] |
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== {{anchor|Wikidata}}Wikidata == |
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| name = Wikidata |
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Wikidata was launched in October 2012 and aims to create a free knowledge base about the world that can be read and edited by humans and machines alike. It will provide data in all the languages of the Wikimedia projects, and allow for the central access to data in a similar vein as Wikimedia Commons does for multimedia files. Wikidata is a new Wikimedia hosted and maintained project. |
Wikidata was launched in October 2012 and aims to create a free knowledge base about the world that can be read and edited by humans and machines alike. It will provide data in all the languages of the Wikimedia projects, and allow for the central access to data in a similar vein as Wikimedia Commons does for multimedia files. Wikidata is a new Wikimedia hosted and maintained project. |
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* [//www.wikidata.org Wikidata] |
* [//www.wikidata.org Wikidata] |
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== MediaWiki == |
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The MediaWiki open source community maintains several software projects. The [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki engine]] is used by all Wikimedia projects and [[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|many other sites]]. Its core functionality can be expanded through [[mw:Manual:Extensions|extensions]], [[mw:Gadget kitchen|customizations]], and [[mw:Mobile|mobile applications]]. Developers can use the MediaWiki [[mw:API:Main page|API]] to build applications interacting with sites like Wikipedia. MediaWiki [[mw:How to contribute|welcomes]] technical volunteers for development, testing, system administration, documentation, design, and promotion. |
The MediaWiki open source community maintains several software projects. The [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki engine]] is used by all Wikimedia projects and [[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|many other sites]]. Its core functionality can be expanded through [[mw:Manual:Extensions|extensions]], [[mw:Gadget kitchen|customizations]], and [[mw:Mobile|mobile applications]]. Developers can use the MediaWiki [[mw:API:Main page|API]] to build applications interacting with sites like Wikipedia. MediaWiki [[mw:How to contribute|welcomes]] technical volunteers for development, testing, system administration, documentation, design, and promotion. |
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* [//www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] |
* [//www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] |
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[[Category:About Wikimedia]] |
[[Category:About Wikimedia]] |
Revision as of 21:14, 2 May 2013
Our projects are the core of the Wikimedia movement. All major projects of the Wikimedia Foundation are collaboratively developed by users around the world using the MediaWiki software. All contributions are released under a free Creative Commons license, meaning that any project content may be freely used, edited, copied, and redistributed, subject to the terms of the license. A full listing of Wikimedia projects is available here: Special:SiteMatrix.
Please note: while other sites use the MediaWiki software (often giving them a similar visual appearance) or have a name that includes "Wiki-" or "-pedia", only the projects listed below are part of the Wikimedia Foundation.