Wikipedia model for collective intelligence: a review of information quality

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 254-272

  Lichtenstein, Sharman ^a   Parker, Craig M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

collective intelligence; information quality; Wikipedia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869114603     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2009.031199     Document Type: Article

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