Paul A. Thomas

The Information Behavior of Wikipedia Fan Editors

A Digital (Auto)Ethnography

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Produktbeschreibung

The Information Behavior of Wikipedia Fan Editors: A Digital (Auto)Ethnography explores the information practices of the many Wikipedia "fan editors," who work on articles about pop culture media. This book analyzes the complexity of their informational behavior and the motivations behind it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9781666941937
• ISBN-10: 166694193X
• Artikelnr.: 70239455

Autorenporträt

Paul A. Thomas is a library specialist at the University of Kansas.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Information Behavior of Fan Editors
Chapter 1: Information Needs
Chapter 2: Seeking Information
Chapter 3: Evaluating Sources
Chapter 4: Producing Encyclopedic Content
Chapter 5: Reviewing and Showcasing Encyclopedic Content
Chapter 6: Protecting and Debating Encyclopedic Content
Part 2: Fan Editor Information Behavior in Perspective
Chapter 7: Fan Editor Information Behavior as Serious Leisure
Chapter 8: Fan Editing and the Price Model of Fan Information Behavior
Chapter 9: Wikipedia and Fan Wikis as Contrasting Informational
Environments
Chapter 10: Fan Editors and the Question of Motivation