Frequently Asked Questions
This page shows some of the queries that we get often, with some links to some of the answers you may find useful. If the question you want to ask is not listed here, please do email the WikiVet team and we will do our best to find an answer for you. You can also let us know if you think a question not mentioned here should be included.
What is WikiVet?
WikiVet is a collaborative initiative that aims to provide a complete undergraduate veterinary curriculum online. It's a wiki, which means that it can be edited by anyone who's registered with the site; this is why we restrict membership to those related to the veterinary profession. You can read more about WikiVet in the WikiVet Introduction, which will hopefully give you more of an insight into what we are. You can also look at our mission statement and guiding principles.
Who's involved in WikiVet?
We have a small core team of Veterinary graduates who work full-time on the project. We also have a small steering group with members from the original founding UK vetschools. You can meet the team if you want to see who's involved in managing the project. This is really just the people who are involved in publicising and managing the site though, we like to think that all of our registered users are involved in WikiVet to a greater or lesser extent! We currently have 68,284 users, who come from over 240 Vet schools in over 80 countries around the world.
How do you make money/how are you funded?
WikiVet does not make a profit. We have been very lucky to receive generous help from some of our sponsors and have also been awarded some funding for various grants. This funding has been used to pay our small team and as much as we can on creating new content.
Is there any content I can see before registering?
There is some content available for viewing by public, here is a sample of few pages:
Articles
Learning Resources
How do I log in?
This short document, Logging into WikiVet provides some instructions.
How do I register?
Read the document Registering with WikiVet to find out what the process involves, and who's allowed to register.
How can I subscribe to the monthly newsletter?
You can subscribe for the newsletter by going to http://wikivet.net/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi and entering your email address and first name. Click on 'submit information' to sign up. You can see past copies in the WikiVet Newsletter Archive
I have forgotten my user name and/or password
- If you have forgotten your password, click the "Forgotten your login details" link on the log in screen, then enter your username and click on the "email me a new password" button (see Logging into WikiVet for more details).
- If you have forgotten your user name, please email the WikiVet team with as much detail as you can, your full name and email address you registered with or any other email addresses you may have used.