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A contemporary examination of what information is represented, how that information is presented, and who gets to participate (and serve as gatekeeper) in the world's largest online repository for information, Wikipedia. Bridging contemporary education research that addresses the 'experiential epistemology' of learning to use Wikipedia with an understanding of how the inception and design of the platform assists this, the book explores the complex disconnect between the encyclopedia's formalized policy and the often unspoken norms that govern its knowledge-making processes. At times both laudatory and critical, this book illustrates Wikipedia's struggle to combat systemic biases and lack of representation of marginalized topics as it becomes the standard bearer for equitable and accessible representation of reality in an age of digital disinformation and fake news. Being an important and timely contribution to the field of media and communication studies, this book will appeal to academics and researchers interested in digital disinformation, information literacy, and representation on the Internet, as well as students studying these topics.

Wikipedia. --- Media studies

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User-generated content. --- Electronic encyclopedias. --- Social media. --- Contenu créé par l'utilisateur --- Encyclopédies électroniques --- Médias sociaux --- Wikipedia --- Wikipedia.

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The book is the first complete discussion of the genre of online encyclopedias. The first part of the book, preceded by a theoretical introduction into the concept of webgenres, gives a detailed overview of the types of encyclopedic websites, presenting the characteristics of their content, form and functionality. The second part of the publication concerns Wikipedia - the most popular online encyclopedia. The presentation of the structure of the portal is followed by an in depth discussion of Wikipedia discourse features, describing the most conspicuous properties of the stylistic layer of this encyclopedia. The value of the book is additionally enhanced by many illustrations reproducing the analyzed websites.

Electronic encyclopedias. --- Encyclopedias and dictionaries --- Interactive encyclopedias --- Multimedia encyclopedias --- Online encyclopedias --- Electronic publications --- Electronic reference sources --- Wikipedia.

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A Wikipedia expert tells the inside story of the trailblazing--and incredibly popular--open source encyclopedia.

Information retrieval --- Electronic encyclopedias. --- User-generated content. --- Encyclopédies électroniques --- Contenu créé par l'utilisateur --- Wikipedia. --- Encyclopédies électroniques --- Contenu créé par l'utilisateur

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User generated content. --- Communication in learning and scholarship --- Curatorship. --- Electronic encyclopedias --- Authorship --- Encyclopedias and dictionaries --- Technological innovations --- Collaboration --- Authorship. --- Chambers, Robert, --- Wikipedia.