20 research outputs found
Quantifying Engagement with Citations on Wikipedia
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, is one of the
most visited sites on the Web and a common source of information for many
users. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is not a source of original information,
but was conceived as a gateway to secondary sources: according to Wikipedia's
guidelines, facts must be backed up by reliable sources that reflect the full
spectrum of views on the topic. Although citations lie at the very heart of
Wikipedia, little is known about how users interact with them. To close this
gap, we built client-side instrumentation for logging all interactions with
links leading from English Wikipedia articles to cited references during one
month, and conducted the first analysis of readers' interaction with citations
on Wikipedia. We find that overall engagement with citations is low: about one
in 300 page views results in a reference click (0.29% overall; 0.56% on
desktop; 0.13% on mobile). Matched observational studies of the factors
associated with reference clicking reveal that clicks occur more frequently on
shorter pages and on pages of lower quality, suggesting that references are
consulted more commonly when Wikipedia itself does not contain the information
sought by the user. Moreover, we observe that recent content, open access
sources and references about life events (births, deaths, marriages, etc) are
particularly popular. Taken together, our findings open the door to a deeper
understanding of Wikipedia's role in a global information economy where
reliability is ever less certain, and source attribution ever more vital.Comment: The Web Conference WWW 2020, 10 page
ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π² ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ. (Π§Π°ΡΡΡ 1)
ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΎΠ² Π² ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ. Π ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΡΠ½ΡΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡ Π·Π°Π΄ΡΠΌΡΠ²Π°Π»Π°ΡΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ (ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ) Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, Π°, ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅Π΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΊ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ. Π ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΈ Ρ Π±Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½Ρ Π½Π°Π΄ΡΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΌΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠΎ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅. Π₯ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ°Ρ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΌ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Ρ Π½ΠΈΠΌΠΈ. Π§ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π», ΠΌΡ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ (ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅) ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΉ (ΠΆΡΡΠ½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ²) Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ· Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΎΡΠ·ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠΈ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°, ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΠΉ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ.Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π² ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅ΡΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠ°Ρ. ΠΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ 300 ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ² ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΊ Π²Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄Ρ Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΡ β ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ 0,29%, Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ 0,56% ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅ Ρ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ (Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π΅) ΠΈ 0,13% ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²Π°Ρ
. Π‘ΠΎΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ², ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°Ρ
ΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°Ρ
ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°. ΠΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΡΡΡΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ. ΠΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΌΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠ° ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠΈ ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡΡ
(ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ, Π±ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Ρ.Π΄.) ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½Ρ.Π‘ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΎ, Π½Π°ΡΠΈ Π²ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ±Π»ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ Π² Π³Π»ΠΎΠ±Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠ΅, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π½Π°Π΄ΡΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ, Π° Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ.Π‘ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Ρ ACM Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠΊ: Π’ΠΈΡΠΈΠ°Π½ΠΎ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈ, ΠΠΈΡΠΈΠ°ΠΌ Π Π΅Π΄ΠΈ, ΠΠΆΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΈ ΠΠΎΠ»Π°Π²ΠΈΡΡΠ° ΠΈ Π ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΡ ΠΠ΅ΡΡ. 2020.ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π² ΠΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΈ. Π ΡΡΡΠ΄Π°Ρ
: ΠΠ΅Π±-ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡ 2020 (WWWβ20), 20β24 Π°ΠΏΡ. 2020 Π³., Π’Π°ΠΉΠ±ΡΠΉ, Π’Π°ΠΉ-Π²Π°Π½Ρ. ACM, ΠΡΡ-ΠΠΎΡΠΊ, ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΡΡ-ΠΠΎΡΠΊ, Π‘Π¨Π. 12 ΡΡΡ. https://doi.org/10.1145/3366423.3380300
Wikipedia and Westminster: Quality and Dynamics of Wikipedia Pages about UK Politicians
Wikipedia is a major source of information providing a large variety of
content online, trusted by readers from around the world. Readers go to
Wikipedia to get reliable information about different subjects, one of the most
popular being living people, and especially politicians. While a lot is known
about the general usage and information consumption on Wikipedia, less is known
about the life-cycle and quality of Wikipedia articles in the context of
politics. The aim of this study is to quantify and qualify content production
and consumption for articles about politicians, with a specific focus on UK
Members of Parliament (MPs). First, we analyze spatio-temporal patterns of
readers' and editors' engagement with MPs' Wikipedia pages, finding huge peaks
of attention during election times, related to signs of engagement on other
social media (e.g. Twitter). Second, we quantify editors' polarisation and find
that most editors specialize in a specific party and choose specific news
outlets as references. Finally we observe that the average citation quality is
pretty high, with statements on 'Early life and career' missing citations most
often (18%).Comment: A preprint of accepted publication at the 31ST ACM Conference on
Hypertext and Social Media (HT'20