CCC Libraries Wikipedia Essentials

When using Wikipedia take note of entries that can use updating. Many appear in RED when information is missing. You might also find articles that need more information.

In addition to entries you might find when working on your own, use a few of these links to find article stubs to edit or create:

• Wikipedia Stub Project
• Wikipedia Stubs on People
• Wikipedia Articles Needing Expansion

The "Notability Guidelines" are a standard used by Wikipedia editors to determine whether a topic should have its own article. Criteria to meet the notability standard:

• The information is verifiable. If there are only independent sources on a topic it should not have an article. 
• The topic addresses a subject of significance
• Reliable sources may come from published works of all types
• Sources should be secondary but do not have to be available online