Wikipedia, the world's largest multilingual free internet
encyclopedia, is set to make its debut at the 38th International Kolkata
Book Fair beginning here Jan 29, its organisers said Wednesday.
Wikipedia
will launch a campaign during the fair to sign-up volunteers who can
contribute to enrich its Bengali link (Banglapedia) database, besides
the mother site.
"In order to develop the
Bengali link, they need volunteers who can contribute to its
database...they have very few Bengali articles," Tridib Chatterjee,
secretary, Publishers and Booksellers Guild, told IANS.
The
representatives will be present through the 12 days of the fair during
which workshops would be held demonstrating the procedure to edit
existing articles.
"The Wikipedia stall will occupy a prime spot in the fair," said Chatterjee.
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