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~~Cookbooks are collections~~ of ~~recipes. They are arranged by theme / tool into separate articles~~.

''Cookbook'' is one of the five primary [[Resources|resource]] categories for the wiki.

~~External~~ Cookbooks can be ~~found at~~ [[~~Bookmarks#Cookbooks~~]].

Cookbooks are collections of recipes. The recipes it contains will provide instructions on how to get a solution for a certain subject. They are '''goal oriented''' and have a clear beginning and end. They show someone - who can be assumed to have some basic knowledge already - how to achieve something.

Cookbooks are different from [[:Category:Tutorial|Tutorials]] as they provide answers to a question that a true beginner might not even be able to formulate.

They are arranged by theme / tool into separate articles.

=== Comparison to other resource page types ===

* If information is more encyclopedic (with a similar scope and tone to pages on [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]), a page would be considered a [[:Category:Pedias|pedia]].

* If information is less encyclopedic and more similar to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compendium compendium], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_guide study guide], or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_information_sources bibliographic guide], a page would be considered a [[:Category:Guide|guide]].

* If information is more about direct instruction to achieve a specific task, a page would be considered a [[:Category:Tutorial|tutorial]].

* If a page is more just a set of tips and tricks (less instructive than a tutorial), it would be a [[:Category:Cookbook|cookbook]].

* If a page is a detailed reference (like a man page or full software manual), it would fit under [[:Category:reference|references]].

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-Cookbooks are collections of recipes. They are arranged by theme / tool into separate articles.
+''Cookbook'' is one of the five primary [[Resources|resource]] categories for the wiki.
-External Cookbooks can be found at [[Bookmarks#Cookbooks]].
+Cookbooks are collections of recipes. The recipes it contains will provide instructions on how to get a solution for a certain subject. They are '''goal oriented''' and have a clear beginning and end. They show someone - who can be assumed to have some basic knowledge already - how to achieve something.
+Cookbooks are different from [[:Category:Tutorial|Tutorials]] as they provide answers to a question that a true beginner might not even be able to formulate.
+They are arranged by theme / tool into separate articles.
+=== Comparison to other resource page types ===
+* If information is more encyclopedic (with a similar scope and tone to pages on [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]), a page would be considered a [[:Category:Pedias|pedia]].
+* If information is less encyclopedic and more similar to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compendium compendium], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_guide study guide], or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_information_sources bibliographic guide], a page would be considered a [[:Category:Guide|guide]].
+* If information is more about direct instruction to achieve a specific task, a page would be considered a [[:Category:Tutorial|tutorial]].
+* If a page is more just a set of tips and tricks (less instructive than a tutorial), it would be a [[:Category:Cookbook|cookbook]].
+* If a page is a detailed reference (like a man page or full software manual), it would fit under [[:Category:reference|references]].
+[[Category:Resource]]