WikiLayer: Annotation for Wikipedia

Publication Details
Title WikiLayer: Annotation for Wikipedia
Authors Oscar Díaz, Cristóbal Arellano, Gorka Puente
Author Count 3
Type Conference Paper
Publication Date Aug 2012
Year 2012
Where Published WikiSym '12 2012
Quartile N/A
DOI 10.1145/2462932.2462978
ResearchGate URL https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262206734_WikiLayer_Annotation_for_Wikipedia
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Abstract

Reading Wikipedia is the entry to more involved activities such as editing. However, the jump from reading to editing could be too big for some wikipedians who can be intimidated by exposing their content to public scrutiny. Annotating might foster not only reading but also be the prelude to editing. Different annotation tools exist for the Web (e....