Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries

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WikiProject Libraries

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Goals and scope

Goals

• Coordinate maintenance of library-related content
• Develop and discuss proposals for improvements to Wikimedia (especially literature-related sites) based on library experience
• Assist at the Wikipedia Reference Desk
• Assist with categorization

Scope

In scope

• Library and information science
  • Libraries, librarians, and librarianship in all its aspects (historical, fictional, ancient to contemporary and beyond!).
  • Information science in all its aspects, including information organization, retrieval, search, access, and manipulation (sometimes overlapping with WikiProject Computer Science).
• Archives, archivists, and archival science.
• Preservation and conservation of recorded information (sometimes overlapping with WikiProject Arts, WikiProject Digital Preservation, and WikiProject Museums).

To do

Article alerts

Library alerts

Article alerts

Did you know

• 07 Sep 2026 – Charlton Public Library (Massachusetts) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PeterCooperJr (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Sep 2026 – Burndy Library (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ABehjat (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 21 Sep 2026 – Nevenka Košutić Brozović (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Krazonyx (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
• 20 Sep 2026 – Almería Public Library (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by An editor from Mars (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)

Categories for discussion

• 12 Aug 2026 – Category:The Wikipedia Library user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Swedish (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Spanish (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Ukrainian (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Polish (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in French (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Italian (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Hungarian (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Chinese (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jul 2026 – Category:Encyclopedias in Dutch (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

• 22 Sep 2026 – Gemstone ridge (talk · edit · hist) →IMDb was RfDed by Ethmostigmus (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 02 May 2026 – Keith Sonderling (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion

Articles to be split

• 19 Mar 2026 – Military library (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by M2545 (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Jan 2026 – Intellectual freedom (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by M2545 (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Apr 2025 – Libraries in Honduras (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by EasternShah (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Apr 2025 – Libraries in China (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by EasternShah (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Dec 2020 – Public libraries in North America (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by M2545 (t · c); see discussion

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Museum alerts

Article alerts

Did you know

• 16 Sep 2026 – Hollywood Walk of Fame (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gb321 (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Sep 2026 – Rider Tavern (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PeterCooperJr (t · c); see discussion

Proposed deletions

• 24 Sep 2026 – Scalloway Museum (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by M kuhner (t · c): concern
• 23 Sep 2026 – Nyang Pavilion (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Dionysodorus (t · c): concern
• 14 Sep 2026 – Museum of Hungarian Agriculture (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deproded by CaptainOlimar42 (t · c) (author) on 18 Sep 2026
• 12 Sep 2026 – National Science Centre, Guwahati (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by M kuhner (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

• 12 Aug 2026 – Category:Museum user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Jul 2026 – Category:Fictional antiquarians and curators (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 15 Aug 2026 – Saved Treasures of Gaza: 5000 Years of History (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Richard Nevell (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 12 Aug 2026 – Benton Museum of Art (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sdkb (t · c); start discussion
• 08 Jul 2026 – Darwin D. Martin House (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Epicgenius (t · c); start discussion
• 09 May 2025 – 1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Daniel Case (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 12 Sep 2026 – MV Pulau Pinang (talk · edit · hist) move request to Pulau Pinang by Emethigg (t · c) was closed to Pulau Pinang (ship) (talk · edit · hist) by Dekimasu (t · c) on 21 Sep 2026; see discussion
• 10 Sep 2026 – P10-v1 (talk · edit · hist) move request to Plateforme 10 by MarvinMacy (t · c) was moved to Plateforme 10 (talk · edit · hist) by 1isall (t · c) on 17 Sep 2026; see discussion

Articles to be split

• 15 Sep 2026 – Vergina (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Aug 2026 – Powerhouse Museum (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by OdessaOdessa (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Dec 2025 – Art Gallery of Western Australia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 23 Sep 2026 – Draft:Skylands Museum of Art (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AFNYC (t · c)
• 19 Sep 2026 – Draft:Het Romeins Museum (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Wikir93 (t · c)
• 19 Sep 2026 – Draft:Kitimat Museum (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ElwickVlaardingen (t · c)
• 12 Aug 2026 – Draft:South Asia Institute, Chicago (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Sbarofsky (t · c)
• 06 Aug 2026 – Draft:Neue Gestaltung (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Avgeekamfot (t · c)
• 23 Sep 2026 – Draft:Eric Nelson (museum director) (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by NordicStrategies (t · c) was declined
• 22 Sep 2026 – User:Kaly134/sandbox (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Kaly134 (t · c) was deleted
• 14 Sep 2026 – Draft:Paul Thiebaud Gallery (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Krazykatlady123 (t · c) was moved to Paul Thiebaud Gallery (talk · edit · hist) by Krazykatlady123 (t · c) (author) on 17 Sep 2026

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Metrics

Articles assessed for quality: 99.8% complete

100% of articles Start-Class or better: 68.7% complete

(6445/9375)

• 5% List-Class
• 26.3% Stub-Class
• 49% Start-Class
• 15.1% C-Class
• 3.7% B-Class
• 0.7% GA-Class
• 0.2% FA-Class
• 0.2% remaining

Libraries articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA			2	8			10
FL		1	2	6			9
FM					20		20
GA	1	3	11	46		1	62
B	6	19	61	226		39	351
C	12	41	167	1,104		92	1,416
Start	5	56	380	4,027		129	4,597
Stub		12	72	2,306		75	2,465
List	4	6	41	372		42	465
Category					2,827		2,827
Disambig					23		23
File					250		250
Project					26		26
Redirect		1	6	151	363		521
Template					112		112
Other				2	24		26
Assessed	28	139	742	8,248	3,645	378	13,180
Unassessed						15	15
Total	28	139	742	8,248	3,645	393	13,195
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 44,616			Ω = 5.01

See also

See also all subpages of WikiProject Libraries.

Related WikiProjects

• WikiProject Bibliographies
• WikiProject Biography/Science and academia
• WikiProject History of Science
• WikiProject Academic Journals
• WikiProject Digital Preservation
• WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles
• List of missing journals
• WikiProject Reference works

Additional resources

• Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
• Category:Wikipedia resources for researchers
• Category:Wikipedian librarians
• German Wikipedia: Library Reference Service
• COinS in Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:ISBN
• GLAM
• The Wikipedia Library
• {{Authority control}}

Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation

• b:Introduction to Library and Information Science
• m:Wikicat
• v:Learning Project

External links

• Libweb - Library WWW Servers
• LISWiki