Wikicollecting
Encyclopedia
Wikicollecting is a wiki-based open-source encyclopedia covering all areas of antiques and collectables. It is built through an international collaboration of collectors and experts, and encourages users to submit, edit, update and expand articles for future generations of collectors.
The site includes information about a wide variety of subjects ranging from art
, postage stamps, coins
, classic cars, wine
to comic books.
Launched in February 2011, the site had already amassed over 5000 articles as of June 2011.
Articles can include notable sales and price histories.
Articles can range from an overview of a collecting area (such as trading cards) including the subject’s history and context, to the current market value of a particular collectible. These articles are written from a point of neutrality.
It also includes comprehensive free listings of antique and collectibles dealers, which allow businesses to submit and maintain their own pages and include contact information and external links to their own websites.
Business and dealer pages are often written in a more subjective style, but the site is informally moderated by a number of volunteer users to maintain its accuracy.
The site includes information about a wide variety of subjects ranging from art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, postage stamps, coins
COinS
ContextObjects in Spans, commonly abbreviated COinS, is a method to embed bibliographic metadata in the HTML code of web pages. This allows bibliographic software to publish machine-readable bibliographic items and client reference management software to retrieve bibliographic metadata. The...
, classic cars, wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
to comic books.
Launched in February 2011, the site had already amassed over 5000 articles as of June 2011.
Pages
The types of pages include encyclopaedic entries on specific subjects, sales or items, and information on museums, galleries, collectors’ clubs and organizations around the world.Articles can include notable sales and price histories.
Articles can range from an overview of a collecting area (such as trading cards) including the subject’s history and context, to the current market value of a particular collectible. These articles are written from a point of neutrality.
It also includes comprehensive free listings of antique and collectibles dealers, which allow businesses to submit and maintain their own pages and include contact information and external links to their own websites.
Business and dealer pages are often written in a more subjective style, but the site is informally moderated by a number of volunteer users to maintain its accuracy.