Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography of Wikipedia Contributor(s): Jemielniak, Dariusz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804789444 ISBN-13: 9780804789448 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Reference | Encyclopedias |
Dewey: 030 |
LCCN: 2013047786 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 312 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The first ethnography of Wikipedia's organization, governance, and power structure, Common Knowledge argues that many criticisms of Wikipedia have been rooted in misconceptions, spread by outsiders who overlook its true strengths and weaknesses. This book examines how Wikipedia does and does not work from the inside out. |