Wikipedia, collective memory, and the V ietnam war
Wikipedia is increasingly an important source of information for many. Hence, it is important to develop an understanding of how it is situated within society and the wider roles it is called onto perform. This article argues that one of these roles is as a depository of collective memory. Building...
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| Published in | Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Vol. 67; no. 8; pp. 1956 - 1961 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
01.08.2016
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Wikipedia is increasingly an important source of information for many. Hence, it is important to develop an understanding of how it is situated within society and the wider roles it is called onto perform. This article argues that one of these roles is as a depository of collective memory. Building on the work of
P
entzold,
I
present a case study of the
E
nglish
W
ikipedia article on the
V
ietnam War to demonstrate that the article, or more accurately, its talk pages, provide a forum for the contestation of collective memory. I further argue that this function is one that should be supported by libraries as they position themselves within a rapidly changing digital world. |
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| ISSN: | 2330-1635 2330-1643 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/asi.23518 |