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Wikipedia, a sociotechnical resource?
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The process of digitization is transversal to the different domains of society,
including the digitization of encyclopaedias, namely Britannica Online
(surpassing its own centennial print edition). In turn, it was surpassed by
Wikipedia, which emerged from the advent of web 2.0. Due to the cyclopean
proportion that it reached throughout its 19 years of existence, it fulfils an old
dream, i.e. to gather, in one place, all the knowledge of humanity – thus,
somehow constituting the new library of Alexandria. It also responds to the
demands of the digital world, namely by having followed a path aligned with
digital and technological evolution, such as the constitution of a community that
integrates both human and non-human agents. As Wikipedia is an essential tool
when searching on the internet, our aim is to contribute to the understanding of
this open resource. Moreover, we address the question of Wikipedia being a sociotechnical system, where bots, non-human collaborators, intervene, either in repetitive automated editions, or progressively expanding its scope, in a sophistication of actions that are not restricted to the content of the articles, but, instead, expand to socialize with the community of users.
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Produção científica Integrada na investigação do doutoramento em educação, especialidade de educação a distância e elearning, curso do Departamento de Educação e Ensino a Distância da Universidade Aberta, e no âmbito de projeto da UID4372/FCT Laboratório de Educação a Distância e Elearning, Universidade Aberta- Referência: UID4372/FCT-FA-PPhD2019-02.
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Cardoso, Teresa & Pestana, Filomena (2020). Wikipedia, a Sociotechnical Resource?, Sandra Softic; Diana Andone & András Szucs (Edt.). Human and Artificial Intelligence for the Society of the Future: Inspiring Digital Education for the Next STE(A)M Student Generation, European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings 2020 Annual Conference | Timisoara, 22-24 June, 2020, pp. 235-244. ISSN 2707-2819
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European Distance and E-Learning Network