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College students' perceptions, motivations and uses of Wikipedia

โœ Scribed by Sook Lin

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
19 KB
Volume
45
Category
Article
ISSN
0044-7870

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โœฆ Synopsis

The purpose of this study is to understand college students' information behavior in using Wikipedia by exploring the following questions: 1) How do college students use Wikipeida? 2) Why do college students accept and use Wikipedia, despite its anonymous authorships? 3) How do college students perceive the information quality of Wikipedia? 4) Finally, to what extent are college students confident in evaluating the information quality of Wikipedia?

This study employs multiple theoretical frameworks, including Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), the Uses and Gratifications (U&G) approach and certain models for credibility of information. The study's significance lies in the following: first, it provides new knowledge of user perceptions, motivations and uses concerning Wikipedia, which may enhance our understanding of human information behavior in the anonymous digital environment. Second, this study's findings may help librarians develop effective information literacy programs that may benefit students using Web resources.

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