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| − | '''A Brief Review of Studies of Wikipedia in Peer-Reviewed Journals''' - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2009, written by Chitu Okoli. | + | '''A Brief Review of Studies of Wikipedia in Peer-Reviewed Journals''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2009, written by [[Chitu Okoli]]. |
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| − | Since its establishment in 2001, Wikipedia, "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" has become a cultural icon of the unlimited possibilities of the World Wide Web. Thus, it has become a serious subject of scholarly study to objectively and rigorously understand it as a phenomenon. This paper reviews studies of Wikipedia that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Among the wealth of studies reviewed, major sub-streams of research covered include: how and why Wikipedia works; assessments of the reliability of its content; using it as a data source for various studies; and applications of Wikipedia in different domains of endeavour. | + | Since its establishment in 2001, [[Wikipedia]], "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" has become a cultural icon of the unlimited possibilities of the World Wide Web. Thus, it has become a serious subject of scholarly study to objectively and rigorously understand it as a phenomenon. This paper reviews studies of Wikipedia that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Among the wealth of studies reviewed, major sub-streams of research covered include: how and why Wikipedia works; assessments of the [[reliability]] of its content; using it as a data source for various studies; and applications of Wikipedia in different domains of endeavour. |
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A Brief Review of Studies of Wikipedia in Peer-Reviewed Journals - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2009, written by Chitu Okoli.
Overview
Since its establishment in 2001, Wikipedia, "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" has become a cultural icon of the unlimited possibilities of the World Wide Web. Thus, it has become a serious subject of scholarly study to objectively and rigorously understand it as a phenomenon. This paper reviews studies of Wikipedia that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Among the wealth of studies reviewed, major sub-streams of research covered include: how and why Wikipedia works; assessments of the reliability of its content; using it as a data source for various studies; and applications of Wikipedia in different domains of endeavour.
