User:Mcbrarian

photograph of Denise Smith (Mcbrarian) in April 2020
Denise Smith (Mcbrarian) in April 2020


Introduction

I am an academic librarian and I research Wikipedia and consumer health information behaviour.

Current work

  • I am a PhD student in Canada. Currently working on a dissertation proposal. My research interest is consumer health information behaviour and user engagement with Wikipedia's health information.

Past work

Research interests and academics

  • I research Wikipedia as a health information resource and health information behaviour
  • I am (slowly) working towards becoming a more active editor on Wikipedia and Wikidata making any contributions of value that fall within my skill set or expertise
  • Feel free to ask me about my research interests or for comment on qualitiative research methods, systematic reviews, health librarianship and information/digital literacy

Publications related to Wikipedia's health content

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This user participates in WikiProject Medicine.
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The Canadian 10,000 Challenge


Authority control

  1. ^ Smith, Denise A. (2020). "Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various contexts: A scoping review". PloS One. 15 (2): e0228786. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228786. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7028268. PMID 32069322.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ Smith, Denise A. (2021). "Wikipedia: An unexplored resource for understanding consumer health information behaviour in library and information science scholarship". Journal of Documentation. 78 (3). doi:10.1108/JD-03-2021-0049.
  3. ^ Smith, Denise A. (2023-04-03). "It's Time to Recognize Wikipedia as a Health Information Resource". Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 27 (2): 210–220. doi:10.1080/15398285.2023.2211498. ISSN 1539-8285.
  4. ^ Smith, Denise A. (2023-08-12). ""I'm comfortable with it": User stories of health information on Wikipedia". First Monday. doi:10.5210/fm.v28i8.12897. ISSN 1396-0466.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  5. ^ Smith, Denise (2023). "Leveraging Wikipedia in undergraduate health sciences education: a key tool for information literacy and knowledge translation". The Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association. 44 (3): 79–84. doi:10.29173/jchla29688. ISSN 1708-6892. PMC 11081111. PMID 38737529.
  6. ^ Smith, Denise; McKinnell, Jennifer; Young, Jack (2024-04-01). "Citations in Wikipedia for understanding research reach". Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA. 112 (2): 88–94. doi:10.5195/jmla.2024.1730. ISSN 1558-9439. PMC 11305477. PMID 39119167.
  7. ^ Smith, Denise (2025-03-31), "Engaging with Wikipedia's health content", Le mouvement Wikimédia au Canada, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, ISBN 978-2-7606-5109-8, retrieved 2025-09-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  8. ^ Smith, Denise (2025-03-31), "Les savoirs publics lors de l'infodémie COVID-19", Le mouvement Wikimédia au Canada (in French), Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, ISBN 978-2-7606-5109-8, retrieved 2025-09-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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