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Genre/Form: | Case studies |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Dan O'Sullivan, (Professor) |
ISBN: | 9780754674337 0754674339 9780754691938 0754691934 |
OCLC Number: | 320696473 |
Description: | vi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Group theory -- The Library of Alexandria -- The Royal Society -- The republic of letters -- The making of the Oxford English dictionary -- The Left Book Club -- Social sites -- Wikipedia : aims -- Wikipedia : the community -- Wikipedia : structure -- Wikipedia : transaction costs -- Wikipedia and the public -- Wikipedia and the nature of knowledge -- Browsing Wikipedia -- Assessing Wikipedia -- Contributing to Wikipedia. |
Responsibility: | Dan O'Sullivan. |
Abstract:
Discusses five historical groups or communities of practice, all of which had similar ambitions to Wikipedia to make an impact on the society of their time through the dissemination of information. This book offers an analysis of Wikipedia itself, and contains suggestions about how to approach it, and how to contribute to it.
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'... an excellent historical context for this huge knowledge production project, the Wikipedia.' Online Information Review, Vol 34, no 2, 2010 'I enjoyed this book immensely: it will sit on my shelf of frequently-consulted works.' CILIP Update, January 2011 Read more...
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