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Common knowledge? an ethnography of Wikipedia

Title
Common knowledge? [electronic resource] : an ethnography of Wikipedia / Dariusz Jemielniak.
Author
Jemielniak, Dariusz.
Publication
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.

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Description
1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages)
Uniform Title
Common knowledge? (Online)
Alternative Title
Common knowledge? (Online)
Subject
  • Wikipedia
  • Organizational sociology
  • Electronic encyclopedias > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-280) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Wikipedia in short : numbers, rules, and editors -- Formal roles and hierarchy : a cabal that rules the world -- Conflict resolution on Wikipedia : why die for Danzig? -- Bureaucracy and control : Big Brother is watching -- Trust in people and trust in procedures : the truth is out there -- Between anarchy and bureaucracy : Wikimedia governance -- Leadership transformed : the pros and cons of benevolent dictatorship -- The knowledge revolution at the gates.
LCCN
2013047786
OCLC
ssj0001193780
Author
Jemielniak, Dariusz.
Title
Common knowledge? [electronic resource] : an ethnography of Wikipedia / Dariusz Jemielniak.
Imprint
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-280) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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