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The '''Wikimedia Foundation''' is a [[non-profit]] located in [[San Francisco | The '''Wikimedia Foundation'''<ref name=Foundation/> is a [[non-profit]] located in [[San Francisco, California]] that owns and operates Wikimedia.<ref name=Wikimedia/> Wikimedia in turn manages about a dozen projects, one of which is [[Wikipedia]] and another is [[Wikibooks]],<ref name=Wikibooks/> which among other activities markets e-book versions of material found on Wikipedia.<ref name=ebook/> | ||
The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 by [[Jimmy Wales]]. It is run by a board of trustees, of which Jimmy Wales is a trustee and chairman emeritus.<ref name=Board/> The Executive Director is [[Lila Tretikov]], who succeeded [[Sue Gardner]] in 2014. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|refs= | |||
<ref name=Board> | |||
{{cite web |title=Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees |url=http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees | |||
|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|accessdate=2011-12-24}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=ebook> | |||
For example, {{cite book |title=Maxwell's equations |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EE5_UINec5sC&dq=%22Maxwell%27s+Equations%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s |publisher=eM Publications |author=Wikimedia Foundation }} and the listing at {{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Wikimedia+Foundation%22 |title=Google eBook |author=Wikimedia Foundation |publisher=eM Publications |accessdate=2011-12-24}} There are others. | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=Foundation> | |||
{{cite web |title=Wikimedia Foundation home page |url=http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home | |||
|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|accessdate=2011-12-24}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=Wikibooks> | |||
{{cite web |title=Wikibooks multilingual portal |url=http://www.wikibooks.org/ | |||
|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|accessdate=2011-12-24}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=Wikimedia> | |||
{{cite web |title=Wikimedia welcome page |url=http://www.wikimedia.org/ | |||
|publisher=Wikimedia|accessdate=2011-12-24}} | |||
</ref> | |||
}} | |||
Latest revision as of 15:48, 8 March 2023
The Wikimedia Foundation[1] is a non-profit located in San Francisco, California that owns and operates Wikimedia.[2] Wikimedia in turn manages about a dozen projects, one of which is Wikipedia and another is Wikibooks,[3] which among other activities markets e-book versions of material found on Wikipedia.[4]
The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 by Jimmy Wales. It is run by a board of trustees, of which Jimmy Wales is a trustee and chairman emeritus.[5] The Executive Director is Lila Tretikov, who succeeded Sue Gardner in 2014.
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Foundation home page. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Wikimedia welcome page. Wikimedia. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Wikibooks multilingual portal. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ For example, Wikimedia Foundation. Maxwell's equations. eM Publications. and the listing at Wikimedia Foundation. Google eBook. eM Publications. Retrieved on 2011-12-24. There are others.
- ↑ Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.