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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 18, 2025 8:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SACOLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV <SACOLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SACOLIST] SACO Shorts: When to use Wikipedia (frequently asked question)</font>
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<p class="x_paragraph" style="margin:0in; vertical-align:baseline"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Cataloging Policy Specialists frequently receive questions on whether Wikipedia should be used as a source in 670 notes. It’s difficult
to make blanket decisions on Wikipedia–some entries are clearly better than others–but we can provide some general advice:</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Wikipedia should never be your only source. Your first source should be your
<b>work cat</b> (not Wikipedia), and you should provide evidence from other subject-specific authoritative sources (like Ethnologue for languages or GNS/GNIS for place names) or from general knowledge authoritative sources (like Webster’s online or Encyclopedia
Britannica).</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">If you’ve already cited information from those authoritative sources and the Wikipedia entry adds nothing new to your proposal,
<b>don’t include it</b>.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><i><span style="color:black">However</span></i><span style="color:black">, if the Wikipedia entry provides an alternative spelling of a name or contains important information that was not listed in any other source, you can include
the Wikipedia entry to support your proposal. Again, generally speaking, the Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division has found that Wikipedia entries usually add the most value as sources of alternative names and spellings.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">To read more about the research required for subject proposals, please see
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeSHM/H0202.pdf__;!!IBzWLUs!S9ucnzrutURIzgFPYtzlCK7EKjged5WKaU97QSvTaWjMuzMIF_hTIIT8eoednBLeUGmzqCyTRWGH5Kqqqyk$" data-auth="NotApplicable"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">H202
Authority Research for Subject Heading Proposals</span></span></a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">. Section 1, Citation of sources consulted, part b., Where to search for authoritative information, specifically mentions Wikipedia
and other crowdsourced websites.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">SACO Shorts are quick tips that cover common proposal problems or frequently asked questions. SACO Shorts are published on the first and third Mondays of the month.</span></i></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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