Should you believe Wikipedia? : online communities and the construction of knowledge / Amy S. Bruckman.

Should you believe Wikipedia? : online communities and the construction of knowledge / Amy S. Bruckman.

By
Bruckman, Amy.

Publication Date
2022

Publication Information
Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press,

Physical Description
xiii, 260 p.

Subject Term
Online social networks.
 
Knowledge, Theory of.
 
Internet users -- Psychology.
 
Internet -- Psychological aspects.
 
Internet -- Social aspects.

Summary
As we interact online we are creating new kinds of knowledge and community. How are these communities formed? How do we know whether to trust them as sources of information? In other words, Should we believe Wikipedia? This book explores what community is, what knowledge is, how the internet facilitates new kinds of community, and how knowledge is shaped through online collaboration and conversation. Along the way the author tackles issues such as how we represent ourselves online and how this shapes how we interact, why there is so much bad behavior online and what we can do about it. And the most important question of all: What can we as internet users and designers do to help the internet to bring out the best in us all?

Language
English

ISBN
9781108748407

General Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction302.231 B83Checked In