An activity theoretic model for information quality change

@article{citeulike:2639809, abstract = {To manage information quality (IQ) effectively, one needs to know how IQ changes over time, what causes it to change, and whether the changes can be predicted. In this paper we analyze the structure of IQ change in Wikipedia, an open, collaborative general encyclopedia. We found several patterns in Wikipedia’s IQ process trajectories and linked them to article types. Drawing on the results of our analysis, we develop a general model of IQ change that can be used for reasoning about IQ dynamics in many different settings, including traditional databases and information repositories.}, author = {Stvilia, B. and Gasser, L. }, citeulike-article-id = {2639809}, journal = {First Monday}, keywords = {wikipedia}, number = {4}, posted-at = {2008-04-30 03:15:58}, priority = {2}, title = {An activity theoretic model for information quality change}, url = {http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2126/1951}, volume = {13}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2639809 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2639809 TI - An activity theoretic model for information quality change JF - First Monday VL - 13 IS - 4 N2 - To manage information quality (IQ) effectively, one needs to know how IQ changes over time, what causes it to change, and whether the changes can be predicted. In this paper we analyze the structure of IQ change in Wikipedia, an open, collaborative general encyclopedia. We found several patterns in Wikipedia’s IQ process trajectories and linked them to article types. Drawing on the results of our analysis, we develop a general model of IQ change that can be used for reasoning about IQ dynamics in many different settings, including traditional databases and information repositories. KW - wikipedia AU - Stvilia, B AU - Gasser, L PY - 2008/// UR - http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2126/1951 ER -