The Wikipedia Revolution
By Andrew Lih

WIKIPEDIA EXPOSED BY WIKIPEDIA INSIDER

Andrew Lih, author of the new book THE WIKIPEDIA REVOLUTION: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia (Hyperion; March 17, 2009; hardcover; $24.99)

With his new book THE WIKIPEDIA REVOLUTION, academic and Wikipedia insider Andrew Lih gives us the first comprehensive history of Wikipedia, one of the top ten sites on the Internet. Lih, who is currently based in Beijing, has researched the site extensively, been a trusted site administrator since 2004, and is a frequent host of the Wikipedia Weekly podcast. By combining his years of research with his own work as a Wikipedia editor, Lih is uniquely able to offer a complete picture of the site's history, future, and current cultural implications, including:

-Wikipedia crises like the Essjay controversy and the Seigenthaler incident
-The legitimacy of using Wikipedia in the classroom and in research
-The Web 2.0 movement and backlash against online collaboration
-The impact of Wikipedia on traditional printed encyclopedias
-Internet restrictions in China and beyond
-Cultural differences in various language versions of Wikipedia
-The initial plans for Nupedia and how Wikiepdia began as a "last ditch" effort to revive it

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