WIKIPEDIA: Between lay participation and elite knowledge representation

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-177

  König, René ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

expertise; knowledge; lay participation; September 11; Web 2.0; Wikipedia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874531786     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2012.734319     Document Type: Article

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