Hi everybody,
We’re preparing for the September 2015 research newsletter and looking for contributors.
Please take a look at:
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WRN201509 and add your name next
to any paper you are interested in covering. Our target publication date is Wednesday
September 30 UTC. As usual, short notes and one-paragraph reviews are most welcome.
Highlights from this month:
Editorial Bias in Crowd-Sourced Political Information
Disease identification and concept mapping using Wikipedia
Recognizing Biographical Sections in Wikipedia
The Descent of Pluto: Interactive dynamics, specialization and reciprocity of roles in a
Wikipedia debate
How will your workload look like in 6 years? Analyzing Wikimedia's workload
Gender imbalance and Wikipedia
“A Spousal Relation Begins with a Deletion of engage and Ends with an Addition of
divorce": Learning State Changing Verbs from Wikipedia Revision History
How much is Wikipedia Lagging Behind News?
Measuring the Effectiveness of Wikipedia Articles: How Does Open Content Succeed?
Wikipedia entries on fiction and non-propositional knowledge representation
Students' use of Wikipedia as an academic resource — Patterns of use and perceptions
of usefulness
If you have any question about the format or process feel free to get in touch off-list.
Masssly, Tilman Bayer and Dario Taraborelli
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