DAY 2: Bangalore – Session 6: Wikipedia and the Critique of Western Knowledge Production

By johannaniesyto, January 23, 2010

THIS TEXT IS WRITTEN BY STUART GEIGER. Eric Zimmerman: Wikipedia and the Current Research Information System Zimmerman spoke about trusting Wikipedia, asking if anonymity could ever lead to trust. He pointed out that there was a key difference between information and knowledge, and asked which one Wikipedia was facilitating. As an academic and a father, [...]