Wiki-research-l September 2010

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Wikipedia Research policy
by song＠cs.umn.edu 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Pursuant to prior discussions about the need for a research policy on Wikipedia, WikiProject Research is drafting a policy regarding the recruitment of Wikipedia users to participate in studies. At this time, we have a proposed policy, and an accompanying group that would facilitate recruitment of subjects in much the same way that the Bot Approvals Group approves bots. The policy proposal can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Research The Subject Recruitment Approvals Group mentioned in the proposal is being described at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Subject_Recruitment_Approvals_Group Before we move forward with seeking approval from the Wikipedia community, we would like additional input about the proposal, and would welcome additional help improving it. Also, please consider participating in WikiProject Research at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Research -- Bryan Song GroupLens Research University of Minnesota

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searching for specific publications
by pasko＠irmo.hr 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Dear fellow researchers, I am new to the list so I will first introduce myself. My name is Pasko Bilic and I am doing PhD research in sociology on media events and Wikipedia editing practices. I am working as a research assistant at the Institute for International relations, Department for Culture and Communication, Zagreb, Croatia. I have already read numerous publications on Wikipedia which are mostly interdisciplinary. Currently I am looking for previous publications on various metrics in analyzing article content or in analyzing editor networks around single Wikipedia articles. Preferable research areas include: sociology, communication science, social-psychology, computer-mediated communication. Any kind of information, link, advice would be most helpful. Thank you in advance and with kind regards, Pasko

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Article Feedback Feature: Public Policy Pilot
by Howie Fung 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Everyone, As some of you may know, we launched an experimental Article Feedback feature as part of the Public Policy Initiative last week. The "Article Feedback Tool" enables readers to quickly assessthe sourcing, completeness, neutrality, and readability of a Wikipedia article on a five-point scale. It is currently deployed on about 300 articles [1] in the area of Public Policy on the English Wikipedia. More details may be found on the blog post [2] as well as the post on Foundation-l [3]. We've been capturing the ratings data and have some early analysis to share around the types of ratings users are providing. There are some interesting differences between anonymous and registered users: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Article_feedback/Public_Policy_Pilot/Early_Da… The dump of the article-level data is also available [4] for those who are interested. If anyone would like to be involved in the ongoing research and evaluation of this tool, please sign up on the Article Feedback Workgroup page. [5] Howie [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Article_Feedback_Pilot [2] http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/09/22/article-feedback-pilot-goes-live/ [3] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-September/061056.html [4] https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aikdcg5HdSKbdFRhdUN1Rm1iZzB5dUdMUl… [5] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Article_feedback/Public_Policy_Pilot/Workgroup

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Re: [Wiki-research-l] cool stuff to show your favorite librarian?
by Mathieu ONeil 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Hi Amy, all There was a discussion around this issue on Clay Shirky's blog Corante in 2005-2006, around the time of the launch of Citizendium. One proposal I remember was to feature the number of editors who had worked on an article at the top of every article page as a quality metric indicator; there may be others. You will find the refs in [drumroll: shameless promotion alert] my paper on WP in the Journal of Science Communication: http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/09/01/Jcom0901(2010)C01/Jcom0901(2010)C04 Hope that helps cheers, Mathieu > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:00:37 -0400 > From: Amy Bruckman <asb(a)cc.gatech.edu> > Subject: [Wiki-research-l] cool stuff to show your favorite librarian? > To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities > <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: <4C9D1175.8040401(a)cc.gatech.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > Next Friday I'm giving a talk to the Library Information > Technology > Association (LITA) entitled, "How Wikipedia Really Works, and > What This > Means for the Nature of 'Truth.'" > > I've got my talk mostly worked out, but would love to add more > on > current research--particularly in the area of interface > innovations to > show how trustworthy an article is. What should I talk > about? Got > anything you think librarians will get excited about? > > My main argument is that knowledge is socially constructed, and > to > assess an article you need to know how many people have edited > it and > how many are watching it. The best Wikipedia articles are > arguably more > rigorously reviewed than a top journal article, but of course > there's > huge variability from there. > > All leads (including shameless self promotion) > appreciated! Thanks! > > -- Amy > > > >

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cool stuff to show your favorite librarian?
by Amy Bruckman 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Next Friday I'm giving a talk to the Library Information Technology Association (LITA) entitled, "How Wikipedia Really Works, and What This Means for the Nature of 'Truth.'" I've got my talk mostly worked out, but would love to add more on current research--particularly in the area of interface innovations to show how trustworthy an article is. What should I talk about? Got anything you think librarians will get excited about? My main argument is that knowledge is socially constructed, and to assess an article you need to know how many people have edited it and how many are watching it. The best Wikipedia articles are arguably more rigorously reviewed than a top journal article, but of course there's huge variability from there. All leads (including shameless self promotion) appreciated! Thanks! -- Amy

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Fellowship (Rutgers): Public Knowledge: Institutions, Networks, Collectives
by David Ludwig 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

This might be of interest to some subscribers of the mailing list: "The Center for Cultural Analysis announces its 2011-2012 Seminar Public Knowledge: Institutions, Networks, Collectives What, today, is public knowledge? What forms have shared, openly accessible bodies of knowledge taken historically, and what are the prospects for collective inquiry in the 21st century ... In 2011-12, CCA will sponsor two external fellowships with awards of $45,000. CCA also awards non-funded associate fellowships" http://cca.rutgers.edu/fellowships/ ____________________________________ David Ludwig Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin +49/30/20932745 david.ludwig(a)hu-berlin.de

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New Book: Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia
by Joseph Reagle 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

Hello fellow Wikipedia researchers, my book *Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia* (2010, The MIT Press) is now available. While I have long anticipated its publication, it's hard to believe the day is finally here! In any case, I've included a brief description below and a link to the blog announcement. There, you can leave a comment, follow the links to the book's webpage which includes the foreword, preface, introduction, notes and bibliography; I'll also link to reviews and interviews. Stay tuned to the blog for information about the upcoming book talk. http://reagle.org/joseph/blog/social/wikipedia/annc-good-faith-collaboration Feel free to forward this announcement and forgive me if I've sent a duplicate or sent it too far afield. ___________________________________________ Good Faith Collaboration The Culture of Wikipedia Joseph Michael Reagle Jr. Foreword by Lawrence Lessig The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Wikipedia's style of collaborative production has been lauded, lambasted, and satirized. Despite unease over its implications for the character (and quality) of knowledge, Wikipedia has brought us closer than ever to a realization of the century-old pursuit of a universal encyclopedia. Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia is a rich ethnographic portrayal of Wikipedia's historical roots, collaborative culture, and much debated legacy.

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Public Policy Initiative Article Quality Evaluation
by Amy Roth 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

Hello Wikipedia Researchers, As university classes are beginning, you may have heard about the Wikimedia Public Policy Initiative (PPI) which has been gaining some media attention. I just wanted to tell you about what's going on the research side of the initiative. A lot of the assessment will be conducted through the Wikiproject: United States Public Policy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States_Public_Pol…) When the Wikiproject commenced in July a quantitative version of the 1.0 article quality metric emerged through collaboration with the active community members. That metric can be seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States_Public_Pol… Now we are actively recruiting Wikipedians and public policy experts to be a part of the article assessment team for the project. These article assessments will be a basis for evaluation of the project's success. The first task of the assessment team is to run some experiments on the metric and see how much variation exists within the tool. The project's article quality assessment coincides with the release of the Article Feedback Tool and the PPI is serving as a pilot to introduce this feature. Check out: http://techblog.wikimedia.org/2010/09/article-feedback-pilot-edit-this-feat… We are hoping that a core group of Wikipedians interested in article assessment will emerge through participation in the PPI and will continue to work with the foundation in development of other article assessment methods, like the Article Feedback Tool. In keeping with Wikipedia transparency principles, a more detailed version of the research plan is available here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_Initiative_Evaluation_and_… If you would like to be involved in this project please sign up here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States_Public_Pol… -Amy -- Amy Roth Research Analyst (Public Policy Initiative) Wikimedia Foundation 415-839-6885 x6671 aroth(a)wikimedia.org

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Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Foundation-l] Classifying what is on Wikipedia
by Samuel Klein 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Questions that affect all Wikipedias are suitable for wikipedia-l. Research and data-related questions such as this might also be appropriate for the research list. Peter D - this is a fascinating question, but this thread may be more suited to the research list until you find the technical answers you are looking for. SJ On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hoi, > That may be, but such practical things are local issues. > Thanks, > GerardM > > On 20 September 2010 21:43, Peter Damian <peter.damian(a)btinternet.com>wrote: > >> ---- Original Message ----- >> From: "Henning Schlottmann" <h.schlottmann(a)gmx.net> >> To: <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 8:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Classifying what is on Wikipedia >> >> >> > On 20.09.2010 21:19, Peter Damian wrote: >> >> Following on from my previous posts about trying to classify the scope >> >> and >> >> coverage of humanities subjects in Wikipedia, I have a practical >> >> question: >> >> is it possible to query the Wikipedia database in such a way as to get a >> >> list of all articles (current version)? Even better, with a second, >> >> larger >> >> list that indexes each article with a list of categories it belongs to. >> > >> > This is not a foundation issue. Please reserve this list for global >> > affairs of the WMF. Go to the enWP-list with your local stuff. >> >> I have just explained in the previous thread why it is a foundation issue. >> It affects all Wikipedia projects equally. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj

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IJCSS Call for Paper
by CFP- CSC Journals 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

***Apologies for cross-postings*** FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS Submission deadline; September 30 2010 The 4th volume and 5th Issue of International Journal of Computer Science and Security (IJCSS) http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/description.php?JCode=IJCSS BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES The International Journal of Computer Science and Security (IJCSS) is a refereed online journal which is a forum for publication of current research in computer science and computer security technologies. It considers any material dealing primarily with the technological aspects of computer science and computer security. The journal is targeted to be read by academics, scholars, advanced students, practitioners, and those seeking an update on current experience and future prospects in relation to all aspects computer science in general but specific to computer security themes. Subjects covered include: access control, computer security, cryptography, communications and data security, databases, electronic commerce, multimedia, bioinformatics, signal processing and image processing etc. To build its International reputation, we are disseminating the publication information through Google Books, Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open J Gate, ScientificCommons, Docstoc and many more. Our International Editors are working on establishing ISI listing and a good impact factor for IJCSS. LIST OF TOPICS The realm of International Journal of Computer Science and Security (IJCSS) extends, but not limited, to the following: · Bioinformatics · Communications and data security · Computer Engineering · Computer graphics · Computer Networks · Computer security · Cryptography · Data mining · Databases · Electronic commerce · Image processing · Object Orientation · Operating systems · Parallel and distributed processing · Programming languages · Robotics · Signal processing · Software engineering IMPORTANT DATES FOR TECHNICAL PAPERS AND POSTERS: Paper Submission: September 30 2010 Author Notification: November 01, 2010 Issue Publication: November / December 2010 For general inquiries regarding IJCSS; including contact information of IJCSS Editors, please visit http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/description.php?JCode=IJCSS or http://www.cscjournals.org. Sincerely, CFP-CSC Journals, Computer Science Journals M-3-19, Plaza Damas, Sri Hartamas 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Phone: +603 6207 1607 Fax: 00603 6201 1664 Url: http://www.cscjournals.org

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