TY  - INPR
TI  - Wikipedia in the eyes of its beholders: A systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia readers and readership
N2  - Hundreds of scholarly studies have investigated various aspects of the immensely popular Wikipedia. Although a number of literature reviews have provided overviews of this vast body of research, none of them has specifically focused on the readers of Wikipedia and issues concerning its readership. In this systematic literature review, we review 99 studies to synthesize current knowledge regarding the readership of Wikipedia and also provide an analysis of research methods employed. The scholarly research has found that Wikipedia is popular not only for lighter topics such as entertainment, but also for more serious topics such as health information and legal background. Scholars, librarians and students are common users of Wikipedia, and it provides a unique opportunity for educating students in digital literacy. We conclude with a summary of key findings, implications for researchers, and implications for the Wikipedia community.
N1  - This is a post-print of an article accepted for publication in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology copyright © 2014 (American Society for Information Science and Technology). The content of this version is identical to the final published article except for various minor editorial corrections. This paper can be cited as:

Okoli, Chitu, Mohamad Mehdi, Mostafa Mesgari, Finn Årup Nielsen and Arto Lanamäki (2014). Wikipedia in the eyes of its beholders: A systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia readers and readership. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (Forthcoming since April 2014).
ID  - library978617
PB  - John Wiley & Sons
UR  - https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/978617/
SN  - 1532-2882
Y1  - 2014/04/30/
JF  - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
A1  - Okoli, Chitu
A1  - Mehdi, Mohamad
A1  - Mesgari, Mostafa
A1  - Nielsen, Finn Årup
A1  - Lanamäki, Arto
AV  - public
KW  - Wikipedia
KW  -  systematic review
KW  -  literature review
KW  -  readers
KW  -  readership
KW  -  encyclopedias
KW  -  knowledge sources
KW  -  health information
KW  -  news sources
KW  -  website ranking
KW  -  website popularity
KW  -  credibility
KW  -  information literacy
KW  -  students
KW  -  Web references
ER  -