College Composition and Communication · 2009 · 59 citations · 0 references
ManagementCommunicationKnowledge ManagementCommunities Of PracticeEpistemologyKnowledge SharingAcademic WritingCollaborative WritingKnowledge ProductionKnowledge RepositoriesPublic Understanding Of ScienceResearch-based WritingAuthority In EditingCitation NormsEditorial CollaborationKnowledge CollaborationParticipatory Knowledge ProductionResearch Article WritingResearch ArticlesWiki Writing
Based on a study of observable changes author-users made to three Wikipedia articles, this article contends that Wikipedia supports notions of revision, collaboration, and authority that writing studies purports to value, while also extending our understanding of the production of knowledge in public spaces. It argues that Wikipedia asks us to reexamine our expectations for the stability of research materials and who should participate in public knowledge making.