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Wikipedia
A New Community of Practice?
O'Sullivan, Dan
Taylor & Francis Ltd
09/2009
200
Dura
Inglês
9780754674337
15 a 20 dias
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.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I Groups in History: Group theory; The Library of Alexandria; The Royal Society; The republic of letters; The making of the Oxford English Dictionary; The Left Book Club. Part II Wikipedia: Social sites; Wikipedia: aims; Wikipedia: the community; Wikipedia: structure; Wikipedia: transaction costs; Wikipedia and the public; Wikipedia and the nature of knowledge. Part III Using Wikipedia: Browsing Wikipedia; Assessing Wikipedia; Contributing to Wikipedia; Conclusion; Index.
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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.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I Groups in History: Group theory; The Library of Alexandria; The Royal Society; The republic of letters; The making of the Oxford English Dictionary; The Left Book Club. Part II Wikipedia: Social sites; Wikipedia: aims; Wikipedia: the community; Wikipedia: structure; Wikipedia: transaction costs; Wikipedia and the public; Wikipedia and the nature of knowledge. Part III Using Wikipedia: Browsing Wikipedia; Assessing Wikipedia; Contributing to Wikipedia; Conclusion; Index.
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