How Wikipedia Works
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Author | Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates |
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Language | English |
Genre | Reference |
Publisher | No Starch Press |
Publication date | 2008 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | paperback |
ISBN | 1-59327-176-X |
OCLC | 185698411 |
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LC Class | AE1.5 .A98 2008 |
Website | http://www.howwikipediaworks.net/ |
How Wikipedia Works is a 2009 book by Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, and Ben Yates. It is a how-to reference for using and contributing to the Wikipedia encyclopedia, targeted at "students, professors, and everyday experts and fans". It offers specific sections for teachers, users, and researchers.[1]
How Wikipedia Works (And How You Can Be a Part of It) is published by No Starch Press, part of their series of technical how-to books. The Register (UK) called it "a great one-stop source for information of the world’s go-to source for information."[2] The book was originally published under the GNU Free Documentation License. At the time of publication, Wikipedia was also released under the GFDL. The book has since been re-licensed under the CC BY-SA, which Wikipedia now uses.[3] It was designed as a reference work and has detailed bibliographies for each section.
See also
- Wikipedia – The Missing Manual
- Bibliography of Wikipedia
- "Exploring Wikipedia Content Creation Training Manual", State Library of Queensland
References
- ^ Book review in the Sacramento Book Review, Vol. 1 Iss. 2, October, 2008, p.19.
- ^ How Wikipedia Works, a review by the Geek Guide2, October 7, 2008
- ^ "How Wikipedia Works". Retrieved 4 July 2014.
External links
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- Website
- Reviews of the book, No Starch Press
- How Wikipedia Works (pdf), Internet Archive