Wikipedia @ 20

Wikipedia @ 20 - Stories of an Unfinished Revolution, is a book of essays published by MIT press in late 2020, marking 20 years since the creation of Wikipedia. It was edited by an academic and author Joseph Reagle and social researcher in field of education, Jackie Koerner, with contributions from 34 Wikipedians, Wikimedians, academics, researchers, journalists, librarians, artists and others reflecting on particular histories, ongoing and future themes in Wikipedia discussions.[1][2]

Wikipedia @ 20 cover graphic

Background

Title of publication Wikipedia @ 20 has distinct style used in 2021 around celebration of Wikipedia's birthday, while the subtitle is paraphrasing the closing remarks of preface: "Though Wikipedia was revolutionary twenty years ago, it has yet to become the revolution we need. The important work of sharing knowledge, connecting people, and bridging cultures continues."

Publication features 22 essays in introduction and 3 chapters: Hindsight, Connection and Vision. Essays were selected via open call submissions into peer, public and editorial review in "wiki spirit" as an open access publication, using open publishing platform PubPub.[3][2]

The project was financially supported by Knowledge Unlatched, the Northeastern University Communication Studies Department, and a Wikimedia Foundation so the book can be released both as paper print and open access digital publication.[4]

Contributors

Full list of contributors:

Reception

The publication was launched on live stream with an author's round table on Wikipedia Weekly Network on the 20th birthday of Wikipedia and it was referenced in international media coverage of the 20th anniversary.[5][6] The book was endorsed by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales for its: "...hard-won wisdom of its contributors, the novel reflections of scholars, and the necessary provocations of those working to shape its next twenty years."[7] It was also reviewed critically by Science magazine's A. Robinson[8] and further more in Bookforum by Rebecca Panovka who reflected on some of its inconsistency, ties to "Enlightenment-era liberalism" and lack of voices of less loyal external criticism.[9]

Other mainstream media that referenced the book in different ways include The New Yorker,[10] The New Republic[11] and ABC Radio Australia,[12] as well as technology focused websites.[13][14] The book is featured in IEEE Xplore library.[15] Some of the content of the book also got adapted for shorter form publishing, like the article in the Slate magazine on phenomena of How 9/11 Shaped Wikipedia.[16]

References
  1. Reagle, Joseph; Koerner, Jackie, eds. (2020-10-13). Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53817-6.
  2. Hockx-Yu, Helen (2021-06-02). "Wikipedia @ 20, stories of an incomplete revolution". Internet Histories. 0 (0): 1–6. doi:10.1080/24701475.2021.1932273. ISSN 2470-1475.
  3. "Wikipedia @ 20". reagle.org. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. Reagle, Joseph; Koerner, Jackie (2020-10-15). Preface. PubPub. ISBN 978-0-262-53817-6.
  5. "Wikipedia wird 20 – Happy Birthday, freies Wissen! – biblioblog" (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  6. "Članci s tagom: Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution | kulturpunkt". www.kulturpunkt.hr. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  7. Reagle, Joseph; Koerner, Jackie, eds. (2020-10-13). Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53817-6.
  8. "Scholars reflect on Wikipedia's 20 years of crowdsourced knowledge | Books, Et Al". web.archive.org. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  9. "No Rest for the Wiki". www.bookforum.com. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  10. Nast, Condé (2020-11-12). "Wikipedia, "Jeopardy!," and the Fate of the Fact". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  11. Sachdev, Shaan; Pareene, Alex; Pareene, Alex; Earle, Samuel; Earle, Samuel; Siegel, Zachary; Siegel, Zachary; Ford, Matt; Ford, Matt (2021-02-26). "Wikipedia's Sprawling, Awe-Inspiring Coverage of the Pandemic". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  12. "Wikipedia turns 20". ABC Radio National. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  13. "How Wikimedia controls the chaos of constant contributions to create Wikipedia". Digital Trends. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  14. "The Internet Should Be More Like Wikipedia | Built In". builtin.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  15. "Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution | MIT Press eBooks | IEEE Xplore". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  16. Keegan, Brian (2020-11-17). "How 9/11 Made Wikipedia What It Is Today". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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