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| authors = [[Elizabeth K. Rush]]<br />[[Sarah J. Tracy]]
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| doi = 10.1080/00909882.2010.490846
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'''Wikipedia as Public Scholarship: Communicating Our Impact Online''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2010, written by [[Elizabeth K. Rush]] and [[Sarah J. Tracy]].
 
'''Wikipedia as Public Scholarship: Communicating Our Impact Online''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2010, written by [[Elizabeth K. Rush]] and [[Sarah J. Tracy]].
  
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
 
To contribute to the forum asking “Has Communication Research Made a Difference?,” this essay examines whether communication scholarship makes a difference (a) to those who search for information online, (b) in the sense that a primary way research can make a difference is through its accessibility, and (c) by using the criteria of its presence (or absence) on [[Wikipedia]]. In this essay, authors reason that Wikipedia is a useful benchmark for online accessibility of public scholarship in that it provides immediate, freely available information to today's diverse global public seeking online answers to questions and relief from problems.
 
To contribute to the forum asking “Has Communication Research Made a Difference?,” this essay examines whether communication scholarship makes a difference (a) to those who search for information online, (b) in the sense that a primary way research can make a difference is through its accessibility, and (c) by using the criteria of its presence (or absence) on [[Wikipedia]]. In this essay, authors reason that Wikipedia is a useful benchmark for online accessibility of public scholarship in that it provides immediate, freely available information to today's diverse global public seeking online answers to questions and relief from problems.

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Wikipedia as Public Scholarship: Communicating Our Impact Online
Authors
Elizabeth K. Rush
Sarah J. Tracy
Publication date
2010
DOI
10.1080/00909882.2010.490846
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Wikipedia as Public Scholarship: Communicating Our Impact Online - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2010, written by Elizabeth K. Rush and Sarah J. Tracy.

Overview

To contribute to the forum asking “Has Communication Research Made a Difference?,” this essay examines whether communication scholarship makes a difference (a) to those who search for information online, (b) in the sense that a primary way research can make a difference is through its accessibility, and (c) by using the criteria of its presence (or absence) on Wikipedia. In this essay, authors reason that Wikipedia is a useful benchmark for online accessibility of public scholarship in that it provides immediate, freely available information to today's diverse global public seeking online answers to questions and relief from problems.