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On this page, we have collected a lot of materials that you can use when you are a more advanced Wikipedian. If you are a beginner to Wikipedia, we recommend that you seek out the main bookshelf where you can find materials about various aspects of Wikipedia that you may find useful before you come back here.

Brochures[edit]

Item Audience Description Download Other languages Video locations
Intermediate Evaluating Wikipedia article quality is a reference guide with specific steps you can take to get the most out of Wikipedia, as well as a look at how its quality system works. Arabic
Advanced This handout walks through how to submit a new or newly expanded article to the Did You Know process so that it will appear on the Main Page. None so far.

Books[edit]

Item Audience Description Other languages
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual All Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is a 2008 book by Wikipedian John Broughton. It is a how-to guide that explains the process of contributing to the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia. It was released in O'Reilly Media's Missing Manual series. In 2009, it was released under a free license. Editable version
How Wikipedia Works All How Wikipedia Works is a 2008 book by Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, and Ben Yates. It is a how-to reference for using and contributing to the Wikipedia encyclopedia, targeted at "students, professors, and everyday experts and fans". It offers specific sections for teachers, reusers, and researchers. Full version on Google Books (first page)
Swedish speakers Så fungerar Wikipedia is a book in Swedish by Wikipedian Lennart Guldbrandsson, that was released in 2008, and then put under a free license in 2010.

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