Wikipedia talk:Canada Education Program/Courses/Present/Knowledge and Information in Society (Andrew Clement and Siobhan Stevenson)/Wikipedia article edit possibilities

To propose an existing WP article to edit for Assignment 2, create a new section at the bottom using the article name as the section name. Explain your rationale for proposing this topic, including how you see it fitting within the frame of the course. A course instructor will review your rationale and either indicate approval [OK] on the main page, or respond here.

Vincent Mosco

Vincent Mosco is a noted Canadian political economist, and therefore relates to the curriculum of this course. (Note: Your rationale will be more specific than this, possibly citing notable texts, etc. Also, as I am proposing to write an article that does not yet exist in the English Wikipedia, it would be preferable to justify how the article meets Wikipedia's various guidelines, particularly those concerning notability).

At the end of your contribution to this discussion page, sign your post by using four tildes (~). Then, start a new section following the template below.

Michael Dick 11:53, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, Vincent Mosco is certainly a leading Canadian scholar, well-known for his work on the political economy of information and communication.AndrewClement (talk) 14:17, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Panopticism

This wikipedia article first briefly surveys Foucault's use of the neologism in Discipline and Punish. The article then continues to a section on "Examples in Modern Society". This section could be improved by a critical application of "panopticism" to contemporary surveillance technologies; I propose doing this using secondary sources. I'd also like to improve the quality of Discipline and Punish interpretation and citation in the first section. There's actually a lot that could be done with this article. Panopticism is a useful way of understanding surveillance and it is therefore relevant to your curriculum.

Ivan.fyodorovich.karamazov (talk) 04:44, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Panopticism is certainly course relevant and your proposed improvements sound appropriate, if challenging. 69.165.255.205 (talk) 20:17, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Laserdisc

This article is quite messy and I am interested in cleaning in up and making it more user friendly and relevent to general readers. As a collector of the format I have a lot to offer here and I am generally knowledge about cinema tech. I am also generally interested in outmoded technology from an archival perspective.

Suggested by Jarl Ellstrom

This is on the edge of course content, but OK, since it deals with the development of a significant information technology. AndrewClement (talk) 01:30, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Librarian

From a quick glance at this article, I feel as though it is lacking in Canadian content. My immediate reaction is to focus on the "Education" section as it combines Canada and the US into one category. I have already made some suggestions on the discussion board on potential improvements, and, with permission, would like to focus my efforts on cleaning this article up, adding proper citations to validate (and/or dismiss) some of the claims being made. As this article is underdeveloped in content (i.e., no mention of library/librarian 2.0 in "Technologies in Libraries"?), it would benefit from having someone examine it critically, exploring in more detail some of the new innovations embraced by librarians today. Melbruno (talk) 06:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Good. This is certainly within the scope of the course. Go for it! AndrewClement (talk) 01:30, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Appropriation (art)

I would like to edit the Appropriation (art) article which is related to one of the course subjects, copyright. The information in this article ends with a case from 2000. I would like to include information about a more recent development. I also thought this might be an interesting article to edit as it says in the Discussion page that it falls within the scope of another project - WikiProject Visual Arts. If there are other active editors it might ensure more interaction with other contributors. Wgomoll (talk) 00:07, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Good. This is certainly within the scope of the ocurse. Go for it! AndrewClement (talk) 01:31, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

N. Katherine Hayles

I would like to edit the N. Katherine Hayles article. The existing article on Hayles has been listed as Start-Quality, and could be improved by adding more information on her books and other academic projects. By contributing to this article I hope to learn more about the range of Hayles' work, particularly on topics such as cybernetics, informatics and digital media. Additionally, since this Wikipedia page is the top hit when you Google Hayles it may be helpful to provide information on some of her major publications (beyond simply listing titles) for those conducting internet research. Lauren.dimonte (talk) 19:55, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Provenance and Archival science

I would like to edit the Archival science article to include a section on ‘archival arrangement’ wherein I could briefly define the concepts of provenance and of the manuscript tradition showing them as opposing styles of classification. I would also like to edit the Provenance article to align the content of its 'archives' section with the article on Archival science. Links will be provided to tie the two articles together. Relevant citations to scholarly articles will be included wherever possible.

The Archival science page is currently listed as a 'start-class' page rated as 'top-importance' within the scope of the library and information science portal. Though a relatively brief edit, I want to help strengthen this article. I was looking for a page related to archives and found that the page for archival science itself is in need of a little help. As one of the basic foundations of the MI degree, surely its content is related to course material. AaronRoussain (talk) 22:47, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Fair dealing

I would like to expand on the section of the Fair dealing page that deals with Canada specifically - this topic relates to the use of copyrighted materials without licensing. My edit will include filling in more details in regards to what is considered fair dealing within the "allowable purposes" category - right now the page lists very general terms like "criticism" and "news reporting" without going in to what might or might not constitute Fair Dealing. Also, the current page does not mention proposed changes to the "allowable purposes category", especially in terms of education. I think that these proposed changes, as well as some of the challenges to these, bear mentioning on this page.

Lnear (talk) 16:28, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Library

I would like to include a section on human libraries within the Library page. I think human libraries or living books are related to both our course discussions of 1) the history and future of the library and 2) what is knowledge and its production and reproduction. However, as there is no page on human libraries or living books I wonder if the Library page is the best place to include this information or whether it deserves its own page?

Northoff (talk) 19:19, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

I have been discussing this same page with "Northoff" (see Library's talk page), as I had noticed that there is a lot of missing/imbalanced information on section 2 regarding types of libraries. I would like to add further sections on types of libraries (such as academic libraries, special libraries, etc.) so that it contains a more balanced view and doesn't just have one huge section on public libraries without any other types. Also, I think this article is very important (not only because it is the main point of entry on Wikipedia for information about libraries in general) because it is included on Wikipedia's WikiProject Education, is rated as a "top" priority and is included on the CD-ROMS that Wikipedia sends out to public school libraries for young students. FutureInfoPro (talk) 16:54, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

I would like to further the section on technology in libraries. Also, I would like to add a hospital libraries,(specifically in children's hospitals) under the topic of special libraries. Cableknitpower (talk) 13:13, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Nymwars

This article discusses recent controversy over the Google+ policy that users must create accounts with their 'real' names. It's definitely relevant to the course, particularly issues of privacy and identity. I would like to add a more comprehensive list of arguments to the Criticism section of the article. The whole 'nymwars' issue is centred around public criticism of Google's policy, but a lot of details are missing.

Elsiewolfe (talk) 01:36, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Good. We have a debate on this topic,and it will come up in the lecture on Privacy and Identity. AndrewClement (talk) 01:57, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Internet Censorship

The topic of Internet censorship is one which touches on issues relevant to this course and faculty. Moreover, the article notes that it has recently undergone significant changes and may require review. I believe that I can offer a lot to the development of this article not only pertaining to flow and coherence but also adding content where available. MatRockswell (talk) 15:47, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Virtual herbarium

Herbarium specimens are digitized primarily for the sake of increasing their availability, both for sharing among professional botanists and exposure to the public {open access}. This is relevant to the class topic of information commons/freedom of information. The page is very new; it hasn't even been assessed by its parent WikiProject, so there are many opportunities for linking and expanding. Itsdavidbaxter (talk) 16:12, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management is one of the main issues of organizations today and many people from different perspectives have contributed to it. Although the article is old, there is nothing mentioned about possible limitations and disadvantages of knowledge management. In addition, "Knowledge Management Systems" section can be improved by providing more detailed description of the systems, introducing newer systems and discussing current trends in IT to support knowledge management. (Jorjani (talk) 14:24, 7 October 2011 (UTC))

Knowledge Divide

This article attempts to provide a general overview of the knowledge divide (as opposed to the digital divide). However, as discussed in the discussion page, the definition of the knowledge divide provided in the article is vague and citations are needed. I would like to help create a more specific and verifiable definition of the subject, and am particularly interested in expanding the discussion on the knowledge divide as it relates to gender. (Albertine1 (talk) 20:57, 7 October 2011 (UTC))

Encyclopédie

The Encyclopédie article is rated as Start Class and can use a bit more content and a lot more references or reliable sources. As for its relevance to the course, I think it relates to some of the lecture material in the second week of class as it can be situated between the First Information Explosion and the French Revolution. The Encyclopédie was a project by Diderot and D'Alembert where they collected information and knowledge on a variety of different subjects (sciences, mechanics, arts). It became a way for the philosophes and other intellectuals to share their ideas during the Enlightenment. There was also some censorship issues that surrounded the text when it was published, because of how it undermined traditional beliefs and institutions. Diderot and the other contributors wanted to give people a new perspective of the world and came together on this project to develop and share new ideas. As another user mentioned in the discussion page of this article (the most recent one), the goals and objectives of this project during the Enlightenment may have some influence in the development of the Encyclopedia and maybe even Wikipedia. Joeyee10 (talk) 14:00, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Biometrics

Biometrics is a topic relevant to the study of information as it involves the use of new and emergent technologies to gather information about individuals. It is a topic of interest for the accessibility of information and presents ethical issues related to privacy. This article is lacking in citations to back up claims that are made on the page. It is also lacking information about the sources in the reference list, as most items include a URL, but no author names, titles, or years of publication. I would like to contribute more information to the section discussing biometrics in Canada. I also feel that there are organizational issues within the article that I would like to address, for instance, there are many sections in this article that do not have much content, and it might be beneficial to compile them into broader sections. Nawalani (talk) 19:52, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to butt in here. There is a serious issue with the content on the Biometrics page that I and others have raised on the talk page over there. Biometrics is not a term limited to the use of measureable biological traits for identification or authentication. It is a large branch of biological data modelling related to Biostatistics with a long pedigree. I do think I'm fighting a losing battle in terms of popular usage of the term "biometrics", but a large field of scientific research cannot be completely disregarded. The wikipedia page for Biometrics should reference the older usage of the term, either through a disambiguation page, or (my preferred option) splitting into Biometrics (Authentication) and Biometrics (Science) (or similar).

Course coordinators here should be a little more attentive to issues such as this, and even incorporate into the learning process how to deal with ambiguity of pages/topics, rather than permitting students to flood a page of a generalist / ambiguous name with content that disregards the full span of human knowledge. segurador (talk) 13:19, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Academic freedom

Academic freedom is essential to information dissemination in a top-down socio-political structure. Quite often, though not always, various types of ideas begin within the academic sphere and work their way into popular public consciousness. In Canada two particular academics set benchmarks for academic freedom; Frank H. Underhill at the University of Toronto and Frank. F. Scott at McGill University. In making inroads for the free flow of ideas, especially ones contrary to the established institutional and political authorities, I propose to add some general information on one of these men to the Wikipedia article either under a Canada country section or under the Specific cases section.

Jkerr208 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:07, 10 October 2011 (UTC).

Intellectual Freedom

Times of crisis within democratic countries always create tensions when it comes to the free flow of information and ideas, especially when those ideas come from outside institutional and governmental structures. In seeing there is a section for intellectual freedom under authoritarian governments it might be useful to have a section for intellectual freedom during war under democratic governments. Here, for a Canadian context, I would like to add information on the Canadian government's attempt to censor certain ideas and intellectual freedom (according to the Wiki pages definition) during the Second World War. This would include brief mentions of the War Measures Act and its related acts and the Padlock Law in Quebec with the federal government's complacency in refusing to disallow it. I think this will create healthy discussion and the page could use more specific examples regardless.

Jkerr208 (talk)

Darknet (filesharing)

I would like to contribute to the article on Darknets for Assignment #2. I was quite surprised to find the article in such bad shape, considering the importance of the issue for the history of the Internet and the implications for the way it functions in society. Darknets as a whole function both inside and outside of the governmental and corporate controlled Internet we're now used to. It is an important topic for both the history of the Internet, and its future (especially as organizational, top-down control increases its presence on digital communications). There also seems to be quite a bit of confusion as to what a Darknet is or isn't, and I'd like the chance to either clear that up or represent the debate in the article. The article has also been flagged for original research, which I 'd like to remedy.

Ps. I have removed myself from the "Internet Governance" article. AgentEm84 (talk) 14:37, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Public library

I think public libraries and their relating issues touch upon many aspects of class material. This article is fairly messy and has a C-Class rating on Wikipedia's quality scale. My interest in the LIS path is in public libraries, specifically. Therefore, I would like to clean up the article, add some more material and improve the section on Canada, which I think is lacking.

(LauraKBC (talk) 12:52, 10 October 2011 (UTC))

Cassette culture

I would like to contribute to the article Cassette culture, which in its present state lacks sources, is flagged for original research, and is poorly organized. I believe the topic is relevant, as it is an example of a democratizing force in music production and distribution before the web. As a musician with an interest in underground music and outdated recording technologies I believe I could meaningfully contribute to the article.

M.n.nunes (talk) 20:48, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Library Review (journal)

I would like to add to and update the page for the journal Library Review (journal) as it has not been updated for awhile, and it could use some headings, background, and decent information regarding the journal itself. As many of the people in this program will be using journals for many of their assignments, knowing about and getting basic information for journals is definitely important. I have browsed through this specific journal previously and find it very useful for students, practitioners, and interested general public and would like to get more information for the wikipedia website hopefully to help other students decide if it's something they are able to use for their assignments.

1001becca (talk) 21:37, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Copyright Law in Canada

Rather than tackling a general topic like copyright, I want the assignment to be linked more closely to Canada. Therefore, instead of just copyright conceptually, I want to try my hand at working on the the Copyright law in Canada page instead. The article is somewhat sparse currently, and given the number of copyright debates going on in parliament and within the academic, industrial and political communities regarding copyright reform, I think the page may benefit from an update outlining some of the issues that are being considered. Having looked through the discussion page, I am somewhat disappointed with the lack of consistent contribution to the topic, which seems so important to the Canadian public, yet so few want to share what they learned about it.

Kpfroggy (talk) 22:10, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Monaghansean (talk) 12:15, 11 October 2011 I second the sentiments of KpFroggy. The law has passed before parliament and the page will definitely need some updating. Secondly, there has been quite a number of stakeholders who have weighed in on some of the changes to the law, notably the rather serious penalties associated with manipulating or breaking copyright seals on material that has been purchased. These issues will need to be addressed, as will some of the opinions that the new law has given rise to.

Critical Ethnography

Currently Critical Ethnography is a stub. My interest is in looking into how ethnographers address potential unspoken biases within their fieldwork; how their views may shape their findings and whether or not this is a problem from an ethnographic perspective.

In the spirit of productive criticism, as discussed in Jenna Hartell’s lecture, I am interested in addressing some of my concerns with ethnography by viewing it through a critical theory perspective. In doing a quick search of our library’s database, I can see that ample resources on this topic are available… just waiting to be wikied! --Jesewe (talk) 02:55, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

History of Communication

I came across the History of Communication page while looking through the Harold Innis entry and found that it is in much need of attention, including sections such as key figures involved in this history, and communication technologies. It is also considered start-class and a high-priority topic. Relevance to this course? Histories of communication run parallel to histories of knowledge transmission. Also, there is much crossover with many topics we discuss: infrastructure in communications technologies, ideas of key thinkers, political economies.

Sansoko (talk) 02:57, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Digital Library

I would like to edit the article on Digital Libraries as it is a C-Rated Article but is of high importance for the WIkiProject Libraries. Digital libraries are important are important to our class because they relate to intellectual property and access. The article greatly needs citations, especially in the “Digital Archives” section and the “Challenges” sections, where many quotations exist that are not cited. Primarily, I would like to introduce a more readable format, improve the citations and writing style, and possibly expand the definition and “Challenges” section.

Kbel32 (talk) 03:01, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Data modeling

I started out by looking for an article related to infrastructures or data privacy, and eventually ended up choosing the article about Data modeling. Although very loosely related to this course, the process of data modeling for organizations is essentially one of the initial steps where discussions related to who gets access to what sort of information take place. I would like to edit the section titled 'Data Modeling Process', to enhance it's clarity and add sufficient detail for non-technical users to understand the topic as well. I would also like to potentially provide a link in this section the an article related to data modeling tools.

Sameen.r (talk) 03:11, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

History of Books

This topic has always interested me, and I've read enough to feel that I might be able to help "clean up" the article. It is noted on the History of Books page itself that the article needs some work. I will begin by adding citations to some of the material (for a relatively large article, it has very few references). I would also like to add some information to the "Contemporary era" section at the bottom, expanding on the development of e-readers.

Mens.E11 (talk) 00:05, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Virtual Community and / or Community of Practice

Both of these pages need editing and seem to be connected / related and relevant to course materials. Virtual Community is written not in Wikipedia style while Community of Practice needs more connections drawn to Foucault.

Stewart, Jude (talk) 03:19, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Books banned by governments

The article is flagged for being incomplete. I'm specifically interested in books banned in Canada, since we live in what we consider such a cheerily free society, I'd like to see how active Canada's government is in banning books.

Dabrowskia (talk) 14:20, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Canadian content

I believe the Canadian Content article on wikipedia would be a great one to contribute too. It has firstly been an issue I have been interested in for numerous years being a musician and a fan of music and television in general. Secondly I believe it is clear that the article could use some help. At times the article is (as pointed out by Wiki) lacking citations, showing signs of bias through criticism and through improper phrasing, I was very surprised myself to see that the article on what I have perceived as a big issue in this country only has 7 references attached to it. Hopefully being allowed to edit this article I can contribute significantly to its validity. I also happen to believe this is of great interest to the class as Cancon is at its core in many ways the regulation of information and knowledge to Canadian citizens. Jfiveisdead (talk) 14:39, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Podcast

After reviewing the page for Podcast, I believe it could use some more history/background information as well as an expansion of its community heading which is really lacking in content. I have an interest in podcasts as a alternative media, especially due to the ability to produce and post your own creations.

Nessalkr (talk) 04:05, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Chilling effect (law)

It is the legal term for the fear and inhibition inspired by legislation or legal action which intentionally or unintentionally prevents individuals or groups from publicly expressing ideas or opinions. I have been particularly interested in this effect in the context of internet libel suits which intend to control what information and opinions are available online. I think that relates to our course. The article is missing several citations. It is also pretty vague and unfocused and only deals with the term as an American phenomenon though it is used in both Canada and the UK. The discussion page seems pretty active in that several problems with the article have been identified by people who didn’t feel qualified to fix them. Emilymarian (talk) 04:09, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Digital Continuity

The digital continuity page is quite brief and could use some beefing up. I can think of several Canadian archival facilities that are working on digital continuity projects, and the information involved in those projects could help expand the page. I would like to talk about the implications of digital continuity on current archival practices. I can also think of some links to add to the 'See Also' section. --Tys1961 (talk) 04:34, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Library Juice Press

Library Juice Press is a publisher that deals with various librarianship issues from a 'critical perspective.' They are an alternative to the many scholarly LIS publications. Right now there is no article page for them, but I was hoping to create a stub or short article for them. They have plenty of information on their website, blog, and I have plans to contact them for further information if this gets approved. There are several scholarly LIS publications with their own wikipedia articles and I would like to see those numbers grow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.70.65.223 (talk) 13:19, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

The assignment calls for editing an existing article, in part as you need to comment on the quality of the article as you find it. I suggest you take a an another article. AndrewClement (talk) 03:25, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

French Language Services Act

The French Language Services Act aims to provide provincial government services in French to French speakers living in designated areas (such as Toronto). Access to information for this portion of the population can be challenging to obtain - there have been controversial cases where important publications (such as reports on H1N1) were circulated in English only, thereby limiting an entire group’s right to information under Ontario Law. I would like to expand on the subject by covering areas where information (such as reports, road signs, manuals) may not be accessible in French where the French Language requirements apply. Vcmiller (talk) 17:57, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Censorship in Canada

I would like to work on the entry for Censorship in Canada. I will do this primarily by expanding on and adding citations to existing legal references in the entry, as well as by adding a section describing how the Charter relates to censorship cases in Canada. The proposed section will include a general overview of how the Supreme Court adjudicates such issues in light of s. 1 of the Charter as well as specific quotations showing the Court's reasoning in particular cases. As it relates to the course, I think it is important that information professionals understand the practicalities of how our legal rights and freedoms of belief, expression, publication, et al., are determined in Canada (e.g., that they are declared "fundamental freedoms" in s. 2 of the Charter, but that the Court has the power via s. 1 and the Oakes Test to delimit any of those freedoms if such limitation "can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society".) --JoshMildenberger (talk) 20:10, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Information literacy

The article for Information literacy has two banners saying it needs citation work, the current citations are unclear, and needs to be expanded beyond North America. The introduction also needs work; right now it has a definition and some specific historical moments mixed into the one general area and could stand to be cleaned up a bit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by F.michelle (talk • contribs) 21:23, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

I would also like to contribute to Information literacy. I would like to see this article get away from its North American bias. I would also like to add a little bit about how various institutions are actually tackling information literacy instead of just listing definitions and education standards. Sixbynine42 (talk) 21:35, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Objectivity (science)

I propose this topic because it relates to the idea that knowledge is created as a result of social, cultural, historical, political and economic processes and contexts. Objectivity has a history in science, i.e. it has not always been understood as it is currently understood, and it has not always been a dearly-held value in science (see Lorraine Daston and Peter Galison's book Objectivity). Objectivity is also a component of the scientific method, which is related to the topic of epistemologies, which we talked about in our lecture and class on ethnography. The article on objectivity in science is also tagged for clean up for a number of reasons, so I think I can make a substantive contribution to improve the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christina1001 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Global digital divide

Another classmate suggested the Global digital divide, and I am also interested in tackling this article, as it needs quite a lot of work. More citations are needed throughout the information. It has also been flagged for a suggested merge into Digital divide. I would be very interested in starting a discussion regarding the pros and cons of a merge, as well as defining what information is suitable to be shared between the articles. MelodyLynn (talk) 03:29, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

I originally suggested this article because I felt like it was missing a lot of key information, specifically a comparison of the digital divide on a transnational level. However, MelodyLynn raised some key points and I think the article would improve from our joint effort. Elizabethca1001 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:59, 17 October 2011 (UTC).

Library (technology)

I propose to contribute to this article. I don't know much about it but think it will be worth researching. I hope to become more comfortable and able to edit articles because, as I mentioned in class, I would like to work on the article for Celiac Disease--especially topics relating to dietary issues ( foods that contain, come in contact with, or are contaminated by gluten. I'm still somewhat confused about the neutral point of view. I am not neutral having managed this diet for my son for almost ten years and the existing article states that maintaining the diet is difficult. That seems like an opinion to me, not fact.

Back to technology in libraries. I posted this suggestion a few days ago but I don't think I did it correctly as I didn't get a response. Cableknitpower (talk) 10:05, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Creative Commons

I had a look at the discussion page and there seems be a bit of infighting about policy over something marked as spam. There is also a section that looks like it could use some cleanup which I would like to contribute to. I also have an interest in creative commons and I think it is relevant to our discussions in class. We are all practicing creative commons by using Wikipedia, so I'd like to learn a little more about it.

Bjoeeojb (talk) 15:17, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Moral rights (copyright law)

Many people are interested in the general topic of copyright but I would like to focus on a specific aspect of copyright, Moral rights (copyright law). This article is flagged as needing additional citations, and much of the content could benefit from expansion. I would like to add references, expand the list of links to relevant articles, and improve sections that are not well developed. This article relates to the course topic of information as property, specifically relating to what rights individuals have to control their intellectual property and how it is used.

--Cgriffioen (talk) 18:05, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Public Domain & National Park Service

I’m very interested in copyright when it comes to the creative process and works of art, literature, and music. I came across the “Public Domain” page and thought that this article might be a good starting point. I’ve worked a lot with public domain and how its is used in the government, so I thought I might add to that section or at least try to clean up the article a bit. I also thought that a connection between countries with no copyright laws and public domain could be made. NOTE: I've also had another idea of adding to the National Park Service article, adding more about cultural resources and their archives, museums, and libraries, since there is no mention of this and I have worked in two such repositories before.

--Nell Flynn (talk) 20:26, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

I would like to examine and expand upon several of the "controversial decisions" in the CRTC section. I come from a media background originally, but the majority of my interest in the CRTC has been based around their recent response to Usage Based Billing and other Internet related decisions. So far, from looking into it, the section could use some work just to validate what is there, let alone to put anything new up there. However, there has been another interesting ruling recently that I feel could add to the decisions that the CRTC has made.

-- Dwillson07 (talk) 21:25, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Academic Library

I would like to expand on the academic library article, since there are a number of issues with the article. The article notes that there are citations lacking and that there is not a worldwide view of the topic. The history section includes only an examination of academic libraries in the United States. I would like to add a section on academic libraries within Canada and possibly the U.K. This topic holds a personal interest for me, since my career goal is to become an academic librarian. This article needs to be expanded beyond a purely American viewpoint.

--Frombritain (talk) 00:04, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Women, girls and information technology

I just want to clarify that my intention is to focus on the predefined category "information worker" but from a slant. I will use this assignment as an opportunity to contribute knowledge via Wikipedia to the study of women in IT (a.k.a females as a certain type of information worker).

-Quest Atkinson (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:27, 17 October 2011 (UTC).

Generally this is a fine topic for for this assignment, but I'm not sure what you mean by information worker being a "predefined category". Also, be careful in treating "females as a certain type of information worker". This isn't the same as studying women in IT. AndrewClement (talk) 02:01, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Library

I would like to work on the Medieval Christian Libraries. This is an existing subsection of Library. It is marked as needing additional citations for verification. Cableknitpower (talk) 10:49, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Douglas Brymner

I want to highlight Brymner's contribution to archives. Currently, the page on him is a stub and does not mention his contributions. Douglas Brymner was an influential figure in the concept of Total Archives, and the Canadian Archival Tradition. Through his archiving practices, and goals, he set a standard for Canadian archives and most importantly opened up the archives field to intake more than just governmental administrative papers. Relating to the course, Brymner was responsible for opening the role of the archivist and the historian in Canada and introduce the idea that cultural information and knowledge was relevant to archives. He was the first to take holistic approach to the gathering and recording of information in Canadian archives. His "noble dream" for archives was for them to be a stock pile of information that reflects the entire population and can therefore deliver a real all encompassing truth. C. Granados-Ocon (talk) 17:20, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Information Professional

This section needs some updating and further detail about what it means to be an information professional and better examples of what that entails. --Sally.Albright (talk) 17:45, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Old Wives' Tales

The current article only treats old wives' tales as various falsehoods and superstitions handed down through generations. I would like to add a section about women's role in oral history and storytelling. Early folk tales, or old wives' tales were told amongst women and children, sometimes for entertainment, and sometimes to aid a child in understanding an aspect of their surrounding world. These tales were later taken by men like Basile, Perrault, and the Grimms and given new moralities (often sexist) and watered down as the modern fairy tales we know today. Pilkie01 (talk) 23:34, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Digital journalism

I'd like to edit the digital journalism page. It can use some sorting of material and cleaning up. I'd like to add a section on issues of credibility in digital journalism. This relates to the topics of authority and new vs. old media in the course, as well as those of control on the web. --Teedaniel (talk) 03:26, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Information Overload

Elaborating on my suggestion on the discussion page, I feel the article on Information Overload is lacking historical content and would like to propose looking at the phenomenon throughout the ages (prior to the printing press, during the printing press and onwards until present time). I feel this is within the scope of the course as I am examining Information Overload by creating a history section and thus this would be looking at the phenomenon in society. ST2526 (talk) 11:10, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

DIRKS

As the existing page is lacking in content I would like to expand on the DIRKS page. I feel that DIRKS is important as it has been very influential in the creation of new record keeping standards. This relates to the course firstly because of the explicit relationship of a record keeping system to both information and society and secondly because the development of DIRKS has been important in moving from life cycle record keeping systems to continuum record keeping systems. This allows for more versatile and open access to records. These changes, or lack thereof, have social implications for any organization involved in record keeping so therefore I think it is important for Wikipedia to have a more comprehensive DIRKS summary. Ionsforums (talk) 22:07, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

The current article Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives is a stub without much info on the collection, and I would like to expand it significantly. In particular, the holdings section could use a fair amount of information added to it with some attention paid to the diversity of the collection, such as the artwork, audio recordings, moving images, and poster collections. I think this is highly related to the course, not only because of the surface reason that it is an information institution, but also because the nature of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives addresses the issues of identity and access in relation to niche archives. Dougie89 (talk) 19:47, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Paywall

The paywall article needs to be updated and reorganized. The topic relates to the debate on free vs. paid content. In 2011 there has been a resurgence in paywall pricing structures attributed largely to the popularity of the I-pad and other electronic tablets. This article needs a lot of work, if anyone else is interested in contributing. Aebcoreno (talk) 04:25, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Health Informatics

This article is flagged for cleanup. It is also flagged for NOPV problems. I noticed some redundancy that I've already fixed. I have found citations to add where the "citation needed" flags appears. I also plan to add more information into the Health Informatics and Law section based on our discussion of privacy issues in class, as I feel these issues are currently not sufficiently addressed. Jennifer Teplits (talk) 23:07, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Christiane Pflug

This article is about a Canadian artist, Christiane Pflug, and while it is not flagged as a stub there is substantial content missing that relates to larger issues surrounding topics on copyright and access to information. Like many female Canadian artists Pflug is little known and restricted to costly copyright laws that make it difficult to include her in texts relating to the canon of Canadian art history. It also required better organization to provide easier access to information. Jacqbennett (talk) 10:30, 01 November 2011