Lesson 13. Asking Questions at the Reference Desk
In this lesson, you learn how to ask and answer questions at Wikipedia’s Reference Desk.
Understanding the Reference Desk
Have you been looking for information on Wikipedia but coming up short? Don’t know where or how to look for specific information?
Then turn to the Reference Desk—a human-staffed part of the Wikipedia site that works like a reference desk at a traditional library. You ask your questions at the Reference Desk, and Wikipedia volunteers provide answers.
That’s right, Wikipedia’s Reference Desk works just like the one at your local library. The big differences between Wikipedia’s Reference Desk and a traditional library reference desk are that Wikipedia’s version is online (of ...
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