Bridging the gap between wikipedia and academia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Apr 2016 Spain English Publisher:WileyJournal:Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, volume 67, pages 1,773-1,776 (issn: 2330-1635, eissn: 2330-1643,

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Authors: Jemielniak, Dariusz; Aibar, Eduard;

doi: 10.1002/asi.23691

handle: 10609/92906

Bridging the gap between wikipedia and academia

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Abstract

In this opinion piece, we would like to present a short literature review of perceptions and reservations towards Wikipedia in academia, address the common questions about overall reliability of Wikipedia entries, review the actual practices of Wikipedia usage in academia, and conclude with possible scenarios for a peaceful coexistence. Because Wikipedia is a regular topic of JASIST publications (Lim, 2009; Meseguer‐Artola, Aibar, Lladós, Minguillón, & Lerga, ; Mesgari, Okoli, Mehdi, Nielsen, & Lanamäki, ; Okoli, Mehdi, Mesgari, Nielsen, & Lanamäki, ), we hope to start a useful discussion with the right audience.

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Spain

Related Organizations

Kozminski University
Poland
Open University of Catalonia
Spain

Keywords

Wikipedia entries, reliability, entradas de la Wikipedia, Enciclopèdies electròniques, entrades de la Viquipèdia, fiabilidad, fiabilitat, Enciclopedias electrónicas, Electronic encyclopedias

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