How Wikipedia Works is a 2008 book by Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, and Ben Yates. Published by No Starch Press, it is a how-to reference book for using and contributing to the Wikipedia encyclopedia, targeted at "students, professors, and everyday experts and fans". It offers specific sections for teachers, users, and researchers. It was designed as a reference work and has detailed bibliographies for each section.
Publication
How Wikipedia Works (and How You Can Be a Part of It) is published by No Starch Press as part of their series of technical how-to books.
The book was originally published under the GNU Free Documentation License. At the time of publication, Wikipedia was also released under the GFDL. The book has since been re-licensed under the CC BY-SA, which Wikipedia now uses.2
Reception
The Register (UK) called it "a great one-stop source for information of the world’s go-to source for information."3 David Weeks of MyMac.com called it a "fine reference guide" and praised its comprehensive content, but mildly criticized the book's length. He recommended that readers start by skimming through the book and consult it later for more detailed guidance when editing.4
See also
External links
Wikibooks has more on the topic of: How Wikipedia Works- Website
- Reviews of the book, No Starch Press
- How Wikipedia Works (pdf), Internet Archive
References
"How Wikipedia Works" (PDF). Sacramento Book Review. Vol. 1, no. 2. October 2008. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090124083459/http://1776productions.com/SBR_October_08.pdf#page=19 ↩
"Licensing". How Wikipedia Works. Retrieved September 2, 2022. http://www.howwikipediaworks.net/?page_id=29/ ↩
"How Wikipedia Works". Geek Guide2. The Register. October 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081103105931/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/07/regbooks_wikipedia_200810/ ↩
Weeks, David (December 8, 2008). "How Wikipedia Works – Book Review". MyMac.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022. https://www.mymac.com/2008/12/how-wikipedia-works-book-review/ ↩