Transparency and social responsibility issues for Wikipedia |
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| Authors: | Adele Santana Donna J Wood |
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| Institution: | (1) University of Northern Iowa, 246 Curris Business Building, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA;(2) University of Northern Iowa, 253 Curris Business Building, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA |
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| Abstract: | Wikipedia is known as a free online encyclopedia. Wikipedia uses largely transparent writing and editing processes, which
aim at providing the user with quality information through a democratic collaborative system. However, one aspect of these
processes is not transparent—the identity of contributors, editors, and administrators. We argue that this particular lack
of transparency jeopardizes the validity of the information being produced by Wikipedia. We analyze the social and ethical
consequences of this lack of transparency in Wikipedia for all users, but especially students; we assess the corporate social
performance issues involved, and we propose courses of action to compensate for the potential problems. We show that Wikipedia
has the appearance, but not the reality, of responsible, transparent information production.
This paper’s authors are the same as those who authored Wood, D. J. and Queiroz, A. 2008. Information versus. knowledge: Transparency
and social responsibility issues for Wikipedia. In Antonino Vaccaro, Hugo Horta, and Peter Madsen (Eds.), Transparency, Information,
and Communication Technology (pp. 261–283). Charlottesville, VA: Philosophy Documentation Center.
Adele has changed her surname from Queiroz to Santana |
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| Keywords: | Corporate social responsibility Ethics Higher education Information Transparency Wikipedia |
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