Wikiversity:Help with the migration of Wikiversity pages from Wikibooks

The central page for requesting the import of Wikiversity pages from Wikibooks is Import.

This page explains how members of the Wikiversity community can help speed the process of importing Wikiversity pages from Wikibooks.

Steps required

 * Import pages that were originally developed at Wikibooks into Wikiversity (this step requires sysop tools)

Steps that do not require a custodian
Anyone can do these steps:

Marking pages

 * After importing a page, we must:
 * Mark the original copy of the page still at Wikibooks with  (shorter name, same template:  ) to avoid future changes to the original page at Wikibooks and this also lets custodians know that a page has already been imported.  If the page is moved you can pipe the template to the correct wikiversity page like this.
 * Add all pages that have been imported to Wikiversity from Wikibooks into either Category:Pages needing cleanup after Import or Category:Pages moved from Wikibooks so we can keep track of what pages have been imported. The rest of this page describes what should be done for pages in Category:Pages needing cleanup after Import.

Naming new pages
The import function often fails to give a good name to the newly created copy of a page that was imported from Wikibooks. We need a page name that is correct and useful. "Correct" means that the page has the correct namespace prefix. For example, the correct namespace for school pages is the "School:" namespace and all pages in that namespace have names that start with the "School:" prefix.

A Wikiversity school is a very large organizational unit. The goal is to have relatively few Wikiversity schools that are the "major schools" similar to the list that was developed by the Wikiversity community at Wikibooks. The "Topic:" namespace should be used for smaller organizational units such as departments. See: Namespaces and Naming conventions for infomation on the use of "School:" and "Topic:" namespace pages as special purpose portals in Wikiversity. The "School:" and "Topic:" pages are for organizing the activity of Wikipedians and for guiding browsers to specific topics.

All Wikiversity edicational content (learning resources, lessons, learning projects, learning materials) goes into pages of the main namespace. Pages in the main namespace do not have any prefix.

Other page naming rules: If you create a page in the "School:" namespace, use a page name such as School:Physics. Do not use page names such as School:School of Physics. If you create a page for a specific topic or learning resource, do not use numbers in the page name. Physics 101 <-- bad name. Use a descriptive page name such as: Introduction to Physics with Calculus.

Once a good name is decided upon, use the "move" button to move the already imported page (that has a bad name) to a new page with the desired page name. Note: it is important to use the "move" button and NOT just copy and paste page content. We are trying to keep the authoring history of pages intact as much as possible.

note: in some cases, there will already be a similar page at Wikiversity before the corresponding Wikibooks page is imported. In those cases, the page from Wikibooks can be placed in the "Portal:" namespace or, for pages that are learning resources, given a slightly different name in the main namespace. The two related pages at Wikivrsity should be hyperlinked to eachother.

Correctly format newly imported pages
Wikiversity has suggested formats for how to organize the content for Schools, Departments and learning project pages.See the templates at Category:Page creation templates. After a page has been imported from Wikibooks, you can insert one of the following into the top of the page:
 * (this includes courses, units, etc)
 * (this includes courses, units, etc)
 * (this includes courses, units, etc)
 * (this includes courses, units, etc)
 * (this includes courses, units, etc)
 * (this includes courses, units, etc)

You may need to organize the content of a page that was imported from Wikibooks. For example, for a department page, place links to lessons in the "Learning materials and learning projects" section of the page.

Link repair
If an imported page has links to sub-pages, an effort needs to be made to make sure that the sub-pages are imported, correctly named and correctly linked to other Wikiversity pages.

Sometimes there are additional pages already at Wikiversity that should be linked to a newly imported page. Try using the "search" function to find such pages.

Categorization
Newly imported pages need to be placed in appropriate categories, including "Pages moved from Wikibooks".

Note: please add to School pages that correspond to schools on this list of schools.

Coordination
In order to make sure that all this work is done in an efficient way, talk to custodians who are doing page imports. Use talk pages and IRC discussions: join on #wikiversity-en(on Freenode).

1) Custodians should place links to newly imported pages in the section below. They should put the newly imported pages in Category:Pages needing cleanup after Import.

2) Non-custodians can do the rest of the work following instructions on this page (above) and on the Category page.

3) When all of the work related to a page is done, move the page from Category:Pages needing cleanup after Import to Category:Pages moved from Wikibooks. When done, move the "work order" from the "To Do" section of this page to the "Done" section.

4) If you find a page listed for import at Import but the page has already been imported, please move it to the section for completed imports of that page.

To Do
If you start to work on a task in this list, leave a note below the task to indicate what you are doing and if you want/need help.

Please contact a custodian if this list (below) is empty. Try Notices for custodians and the talk pages of custodians who are doing page imports.


 * School:Fire and Emergency Management was imported from Wikibooks and needs cleanup. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Fire and Emergency Management and its talk page with.
 * Notes:
 * The wikibooks page contains some information that should inported or copied befor changing links in this page Matteo 00:16, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * This school's subpages still need serious cleanup. --Draicone (talk) 02:25, 5 October 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Project Management was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with Topic:Introduction to Project Management. Also, mark b:Wikiversity:School of Project Management and its talk page with.
 * Notes:


 * Portal:Construction was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with School:Construction. Also, mark Wikiversity-Institute of Construction and its talk page with.
 * Notes:


 * Portal:Sociology was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with School:Sociology. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Sociology and its talk page with  . ✅
 * Notes:


 * School:Journalism was imported from Wikibooks. Please mark Wikiversity-School of Journalism and its talk page with.
 * Notes:


 * School:Economics was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with Topic:Economics. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Economics and its talk page with.
 * Notes:


 * School:Anthropology was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with Category:Social Sciences. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Anthropology and its talk page with.
 * Notes:


 * Portal:Music was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with School:Music. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Music and its talk page with.
 * Notes:
 * Marked. STILL TO DO: This module has subpages that need to be imported. 555 14:30, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think I've gotten all the subpages, let me know on my talk page if I've missed any.-- digital  _  me   18:14, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Done

 * School:Chemistry
 * School:Theology
 * School:Classics
 * Portal:School of History - note: in some cases, there will already be a similar page at Wikiversity before the corresponding Wikibooks page is imported. In those cases, the page from Wikibooks can be placed in the "Portal:" namespace or, for pages that are learning resources, given a slightly different name in the main namespace. The two related pages at Wikivrsity should be hyperlinked to eachother.
 * [Wikiversity:School of Veterinary Medicine] had no talk page and it needs to be moved (use the "move" button) to School:Veterinary Medicine. Mark Wikiversity-School of Veterinary Medicine with.
 * Notes:
 * I've moved the page and marked the wikibooks page - but I'm not sure what else I need to do (in terms of cleanup). Martinp23 19:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It's done - but someone may want to check my first effort :) Martinp23 20:03, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * School:Biology needs cleanup. Also, mark b:Wikiversity:School of Biology and its talk page with.
 * Notes:
 * I've marked the books page as moved. Needs cleanup Martinp23 20:07, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * School template inserted. Still needs link repair and import of subpages from Wikibooks.


 * Portal:Plant Sciences does not need to be moved. Please mark Wikiversity-School of Plant Sciences and its talk page as imported to Wikiversity.
 * Books paged marked. Martinp23 20:05, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Portal:Art and Design does not need to be moved. Please mark Wikiversity-School of Art and Design and its talk page as imported to Wikiversity.
 * Notes: Wikibooks pages marked as imported --JWSchmidt 22:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


 * School of Law (and its talk page) needs to be moved to Portal:Law and hyperlinked to the already existing School:Law. Please mark the page Wikiversity-School of Law and its talk page as having been imported to Wikiversity.
 * Notes: Wikibooks pages marked as imported and the pair of pages was moved. --JWSchmidt 22:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


 * School of Linguistics (and its talk page) needs to be moved to Portal:Linguistics and hyperlinked to the already existing School:Linguistics. Please mark the page Wikiversity-School of Linguistics and its talk page as having been imported to Wikiversity.
 * Notes: Wikibooks pages marked as imported and the pair of pages was moved. --JWSchmidt 22:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Entrepreneurship was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with Category:Program for entrepreneurship. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Entrepreneurship and its talk page with.
 * Notes: --JWSchmidt 15:35, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Practical Human Life was imported from Wikibooks and still needs some cleanup of its subdivisions. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Practical Human Life and its talk page with.
 * Notes: --JWSchmidt 16:15, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Portal:Education was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with School:Education. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Education and its talk page with.
 * Notes: --JWSchmidt 16:29, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Political Science was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with Topic:Political Science. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Political Science and its talk page with.
 * Notes: --JWSchmidt 17:34, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Geography was imported from Wikibooks and needs cleanup. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Geography and its talk page with.
 * Notes: Matteo 19:16, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * School:Literature and English Studies Done, and so are all these!
 * School:Foreign Language Learning was imported from Wikibooks and needs to be coordinated with Category:Foreign Language, and merged into Topic:Language Aquisition. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Foreign Language Learning and its talk page with.
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Engl_1101 > Rhetoric and Composition I
 * The following were merged into Web Writing
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Engl_3660 > Introduction to Web Writing
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Engl_4551 > Writing Blogs
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Engl_3800 > Introduction to Creative Writing
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Engl_%3F%3F%3F > T. S. Eliot
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Engl 4660 > 20th Century British Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Engl 4670 > 20th Century British Novel
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Engl 4770 > 20th Century American Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Epic Poetry > Epic Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Romantic Poetry > Romantic Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Victorian Poetry > Victorian Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Modernist Poetry > Modernist Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Post-Modernist Poetry > Post-Modernist Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School of Literature and English Studies/Contemporary Poetry > Contemporary Poetry
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Writing_Center/Composition > Composition
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Literature_and_English_Studies/Writing_Center/Rhetoric > Rhetoric
 * We missed a few on the way through -- requesting import :
 * Wikiversity-School of Linguistics/Indo-European languages > Indo-European languages
 * Wikiversity-School of Linguistics/Dravidian languages > Dravidian languages
 * Wikiversity-School_of_Linguistics/Caddoan_languages > Caddoan languages
 * Wikiversity-School of Linguistics/List of endangered languages > List of endangered languages
 * Wikiversity-School of Linguistics/List of extinct languages > List of extinct languages
 * These were imported; the imported pages need to be placed into a good category.


 * School:Architecture needs cleanup has ben cleaned up. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Architecture and its talk page with.
 * Notes:
 * Marked. This module have subpages that need to be imported. 555 14:30, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. I've imported the subpages. --Draicone (talk) 02:59, 28 September 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Security, Surveillance and Law Enforcement was imported from Wikibooks and needs cleanup. Also, mark Wikiversity-School Of Security, Surveillance and Law Enforcement and its talk page with.
 * Notes: Matteo 00:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Social Work was imported from Wikibooks and needs cleanup. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Social Work and its talk page with.
 * Notes: Matteo 00:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


 * School:Development Science was imported from Wikibooks and needs cleanup. Also, mark Wikiversity-School of Development Science and its talk page with.
 * Notes: Matteo 00:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)