The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter/March-April 2026
The Wikipedia Library
In this issue we highlight a new partnership, results from our user survey, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.
New partnership
[edit]The Wikipedia Library is announcing a new partnership:
- Swissdox: a database of press articles from major newspapers and magazines as well as radio and television reports from Switzerland in German and French.
See all available partners on your My Collections page.
User survey results
[edit]Thanks to all those who responded to our user survey! Here are some of the key results:
- Among respondents, The Wikipedia Library is a frequently-used research tool.
- Respondents were most likely (41%) to have learned about The Wikipedia Library through the Echo notification which is sent when an editor becomes eligible.
- Content coverage is good on the whole, with notable gaps in non-English content and about the Asia region.
- A majority (72%) of respondents do not stay up to date with news or updates about The Wikipedia Library.
- Only 16% of respondents reported understanding how partnerships with publishers are formed.
- 75% of users were not aware (or not sure) that they could request new library partnerships.
- We received a wide range of specific partnership requests from respondents.
For more details, see full results on Meta. We would like to explore adding clearer pathways to access and use The Wikipedia Library, and providing clearer onboarding when users arrive. We would also like to find ways to better communicate the complexities and uncertainties of forming partnerships for The Wikipedia Library, and better educate users on the partnership model. We will continue to pursue new partnerships, with a focus on non-English content and sources from Asia.
Bytes in brief
[edit]- (English) A Trans-Tasman partnership for #1Lib1Ref
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