
Cet article propose d’étudier l‘évolution des liens hypertextes qui interconnectent les articles de l’encyclopédie en ligne Wikipédia. Il s’agit d’exploiter les données stockées dans les historiques des versions des articles pour dresser des cartes dynamiques de la structure des liens au cours du temps. Nous présentons Historic Graphs, un outil dédié, puis décrivons son usage à travers quelques cas d’étude. Nous discutons ensuite l’interprétation de ces cartes dynamiques et leur intégration dans une démarche de recherche complète.
This paper investigates the evolution of the hypertext links that connect articles on Wikipedia’s online encyclopedia. We aim to use the data stored in the articles’ revision history to build dynamic maps, displaying the changes in link structures over time. We present Historic Graphs, a dedicated tool and describe it use through a few case studies. We then discuss the interpretation of such maps, and how it integrates in a reseach process.
graphs, wikipedia, wikipédia, data visualisation, visualisations, hypertext links, graphes, liens hypertextes, revision history, [SHS.INFO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences, historiques des versions
graphs, wikipedia, wikipédia, data visualisation, visualisations, hypertext links, graphes, liens hypertextes, revision history, [SHS.INFO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences, historiques des versions
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