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WikiConference India 2011/Submissions/Improving Usability Quality of Wikipedia Information

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Timestamp
04:26, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
Title of the submission

Improving Usability Quality of Wikipedia Information

Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, or presentation)
A presentation section
Author of the submission

Sunil Kumar Panigrahi

E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)

ctcsunil@gmail.com

State of your origin (Country, if you are not based in India)

Orissa

Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
Personal homepage or blog
Abstract (maximum 500 words)

Large numbers of peoples are using Wikipedia when they need information about such contents. But some time the information that provided is neither sufficient nor in organized. The use of information need to improve and updated. To improve the usability information in Wikipedia it needs to add 1. Feedback System: It helps to know about ho many users really using such information, 2. Question Answering System: To helps user when they are fail to collect their information. 3. Zooming System: To increase the font size of contents for those people, who has disability problems, 4. Characterize the Information: different types of user use the information and their uses also different, so it need to characterize the information to help user to get right information etc. it need to add some more menu for the student, which help in their study.

Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)

Technology

Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?

yes to know more about Wikipedia

Slides or further information (optional)