**Description**
We will conduct research to understand how readers use citations by combining quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify information quality and sourcing gaps, in order to determine to what degree readers’ learning goals are met by consuming Wikimedia content alone rather than requiring references and links to external resources.
Project page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:The_role_of_citations_in_how_readers_evaluate_Wikipedia_articles
**Timeline**
[x] onboard external collaborator (NDA and MOU)
[x] design v1 survey (EN)
[ ] launch v1 survey
[ ] analyze v1 survey data
[ ] launch additional surveys
[ ] analyze data from additional surveys
[ ] design follow up research (interviews or lab studies)
[ ] execute follow up research
[ ] publish results