Becoming Wikipedian: Transformation of Participation in a Collaborative Online Encyclopedia

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dc.contributor.authorBryant, Susan L.
dc.contributor.authorForte, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorBruckman, Amy
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T11:43:53Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T11:43:53Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractTraditional activities change in surprising ways when computer-mediated communication becomes a component of the activity system. In this descriptive study, we leverage two perspectives on social activity to understand the experiences of individuals who became active collaborators in Wikipedia, a prolific, cooperatively-authored online encyclopedia. Legitimate peripheral participation provides a lens for understanding participation in a community as an adaptable process that evolves over time. We use ideas from activity theory as a framework to describe our results. Finally, we describe how activity on the Wikipedia stands in striking contrast to traditional publishing and suggests a new paradigm for collaborative systems.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/1099203.1099205
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4801
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2005 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjectlegitimate peripheral participation
dc.subjectWikipedia
dc.subjectWiki
dc.subjectcommunity
dc.subjectactivity theory
dc.titleBecoming Wikipedian: Transformation of Participation in a Collaborative Online Encyclopediaen
gi.citation.publisherPlaceNew York, NY, USA
gi.citation.startPage1–10
gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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