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In 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.
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Year | Venue | DocType |
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2018 | GROUP | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
978-1-4503-5562-9 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 6 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Andrea Forte | 1 | 232 | 21.48 |
| Nazanin Andalibi | 2 | 125 | 16.28 |
| Tim Gorichanaz | 3 | 22 | 11.18 |
| Meen Chul Kim | 4 | 51 | 6.35 |
| Thomas H. Park | 5 | 97 | 8.51 |
| Aaron Halfaker | 6 | 359 | 21.56 |