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We explain how Wikipedia 

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contributes to free knowledge.

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Today, all the world's knowledge can be found at a touch of a button.

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But it wasn't always this way;

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vast libaries are where the knowledge was stored.

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In the year 2000, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger 

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got together to realize their dream.

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They wanted to create an online encyclopedia

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that would represent the sum of all the world's knowledge.

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They hoped to bring experts, scholars and members of the public

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together to share and publish information that would then be

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available to everyone for free. So, in 2001, Wikipedia was born.

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Wikipedia is more than an encyclopedia;

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it's the worlds largest source of online knowledge

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and a valuable educational resource.

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It's made up of millions of user-written articles 

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created by a network of volunteers from all over the world

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working together to provide knowledge to anyone looking for information.

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Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia by writing 

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and editing articles. They can also get involved with the international

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Wikipedia community and make connections with people from different backgrounds.

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Editing articles and keeping in touch with other Wikipedians

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allows users to increase both their own knowledge and that of other Wikipedia

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users from around the world. Ultimately, increasing free knowledge, volunteers also

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work together with institutions like galleries, libaries, archives, museums and universities

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to create free access to cultural heritage and academic knowledge.

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In addition to Wikipedia, there is an entire wiki-verse with other free wiki-media

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projects. Pepole can also read books, source literary works,

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plan trips, get news from around the world and so much more.

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Wikipedia has made an huge impact to the lives of many.

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With all the resources it has provided over the last few years,

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Wikipedia has grown to become the largest collection 

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of free and collaborative knowledge in human history.

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Why not get involved by contributing to free knowledge?