Information Fortification: An Online Citation Behavior

dc.contributor.authorForte, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorAndalibi, Nazanin
dc.contributor.authorGorichanaz, Tim
dc.contributor.authorKim, Meen Chul
dc.contributor.authorPark, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorHalfaker, Aaron
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-17T22:49:06Z
dc.date.available2023-03-17T22:49:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn this multi-method study, we examine citation activity on English-language Wikipedia to understand how information claims are supported in a non-scientific open collaboration context. We draw on three data sources-edit logs, interview data, and document analysis-to present an integrated interpretation of citation activity and found pervasive themes related to controversy and conflict. Based on this analysis, we present and discuss information fortification as a concept that explains online citation activity that arises from both naturally occurring and manufactured forms of controversy. This analysis challenges a workshop position paper from Group 2005 by Forte and Bruckman, which draws on Latour's sociology of science and citation to explain citation in Wikipedia with a focus on credibility seeking. We discuss how information fortification differs from theories of citation that have arisen from bibliometrics scholarship and are based on scientific citation practices.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3148330.3148347
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4644
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjectbibliometics
dc.subjectopen collaboration
dc.subjectcitation
dc.subjectwikipedia
dc.titleInformation Fortification: An Online Citation Behavioren
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.startPage83–92
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gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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