Wikipedia is pushing the boundaries of scholarly practice but the gender gap must be addressed

untitled 2013-04-09

Summary:

[Cross-posted from Impact of Social Sciences]

Wikipedia is the largest reference work the world has ever created. It is the sixth-largest website in the world. It is the most visited reference work on the internet. It is available in over 285 languages. If you want to affect how the world understands a particular topic, you must edit Wikipedia.

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Link:

http://hastac.org/blogs/wadewitz/2013/04/09/wikipedia-pushing-boundaries-scholarly-practice-gender-gap-must-be-address

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Tags:

wikipedia civic engagement digital media & learning gender & sexuality feminists engage wikipedia gender gap on wikipedia open source open access & open web

Authors:

wadewitz

Date tagged:

04/09/2013, 13:50

Date published:

04/09/2013, 13:33