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The Argument Engine, Joseph Reagle
Gender Bias In Wikipedia And Britannica, Joseph M. Reagle, Lauren Rhue
Gender Bias In Wikipedia And Britannica, Joseph M. Reagle, Lauren Rhue
Joseph Reagle
Is there a bias against women’s representation in Wikipedia biographies? Thousands of biographical subjects from six sources are compared against the English-language Wikipedia and the online Encyclopædia Britannica with respect to coverage, gender representation, and article length. We conclude that Wikipedia provides better coverage and longer articles, and that it typically has more articles on women than Britannica in absolute terms, but we also find that Wikipedia articles on women are more likely to be missing than are articles on men relative to Britannica. For both reference works, article length did not consistently differ by gender.
Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture Of Wikipedia, Joseph Michael Reagle Jr.
Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture Of Wikipedia, Joseph Michael Reagle Jr.
Joseph Reagle
Wikipedia's style of collaborative production has been lauded, lambasted, and satirized. Despite unease over its implications for the character (and quality) of knowledge, Wikipedia has brought us closer than ever to a realization of the centuries-old pursuit of a universal encyclopedia. Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia is a rich ethnographic portrayal of Wikipedia's historical roots, collaborative culture, and much debated legacy.