**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)
[x] launch v1 survey
[x] analyze v1 survey data
[x] design v2 survey (EN) T217570
[x] launch v2 survey T217576
[ ] analyze data from v2 survey T221419
[ ] design follow up research (interviews studies)
[ ] support execution of follow-up research
[ ] publish results