All about Wikipedia and the people behind the world's largest encyclopedia
Everything about Wikipedia and the people behind the largest encyclopedia in the world is a book published by Hoffmann and Campe about the online encyclopedia Wikipedia from 2011 . The approximately 100 different authors are active authors of the encyclopedia and employees of Wikimedia Germany . The book was released under a free license ( Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported , CC-by-sa ).
content
On 352 pages, the book contains the history of origin and information on the technology of Wikipedia as well as anecdotes , experience reports and instructions for working in the encyclopedia.
In addition to the print edition, freely viewable, illustrated and expanded content was also published that could not appear in the print edition for reasons of cost.
A complete edition, supplemented with the extended content, is planned as an e-book .
history
On the occasion of Wikipedia's tenth birthday, some authors decided to write a book about the encyclopedia. The book was published on September 14, 2011.
Reviews
The German Press Agency published a review of the book, which was adopted several times.
"Above all, the internals make the book worth reading."
“'Alles über Wikipedia' is a book that is well worth reading and which can change the public perception of Wikipedia: Since users are particularly informed about the discussion culture and quality requirements, they can get a precise picture of how the encyclopedia works and what holds it together. Tip: Just read it! "
“… Some passages are tough to read. Many of the texts are more anecdotes than profound articles. And some duplication of content has crept in, especially in the user reports. When Wikipedians write about Wikipedia, there is also no outside perspective. "
“... a definition of what it [the book] wants and what it is supposed to would have pleased the reader, because he would have to turn over fewer articles. [...] It is really nice to see the passion with which the articles are written. You can tell that behind Wikipedia there are authors who put their heart and soul into the project - and let's be honest, help each of us in everyday life and sometimes beyond. "
expenditure
- Wikimedia Germany e. V. (Ed.): Everything about Wikipedia and the people behind the largest encyclopedia in the world . 1st edition. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-455-50236-7 (printed book).
- PDF version
- Pages not published in print wikimedia.de
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wikipedia book. (No longer available online.) In: Wikimedia Germany. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 14, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ "Everything about Wikipedia" - the Wikipedia book is here! . In: Wikimedia Germany Blog . September 16, 2011. Accessed November 23, 2019.
- ↑ Pages that did not appear in the print edition
- ↑ Everything on Wikipedia. (No longer available online.) In: Hoffmann and Campe Verlag. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016 ; Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 10th Anniversary: The History of Wikipedia. (No longer available online.) In: Der Tagesspiegel . September 26, 2011, archived from the original on September 27, 2011 ; Retrieved October 14, 2011 .
- ↑ Book recommendation: Everything about Wikipedia. In: Netzwelt. October 24, 2011, accessed October 24, 2011 .
- ↑ When Wikipedians write about themselves. In: Focus Online. October 12, 2011, accessed February 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Everything about Wikipedia and the people behind the largest encyclopedia in the world. (No longer available online.) In: wortstange.de. November 24, 2011, formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 24, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )