Reverting Hegemonic Ideology: Research Librarians and Information Professionals as "Critical Editors" of Wikipedia

Autor/in	Thomas, Paul
Titel	Reverting Hegemonic Ideology: Research Librarians and Information Professionals as "Critical Editors" of Wikipedia
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 82 (2021) 4, S.567-583 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
Schlagwörter	Research Libraries; Academic Libraries; Librarians; Ideology; Social Class; Encyclopedias; Collaborative Writing; Editing; Electronic Publishing; Power Structure; Critical Literacy; Bias; Marxian Analysis; Cultural Pluralism; Reliability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Ideologie; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Encyclopedia; Enzyklopädie; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Elektronisches Publizieren; Kritisches Lesen; Marxism; Marxismus; Kulturpluralismus; Reliabilität
Abstract	While many LIS publications have focused on Wikipedia, no LIS study has used intersectional class analysis to consider the site as a transmitter and reproducer of hegemonic ideology. Using both Antonio Gramsci and LIS theorist Michael Harris as starting points, this paper argues that Wikipedia is predicated on a philosophy of pluralism that serves as a transmitter of hegemonic ideology, thereby upholding the oppressive status quo. To counter this issue, the paper encourages librarians to embrace "critical editing"--an approach to Wikipedia editing built around an awareness of power, a penchant for critical literacy, a focus on desocialization, and an emphasis on self-education. The paper concludes with an example of critical editing praxis (dubbed the "Library Repository-to-Wikipedia" method) that research librarians and information professionals can replicate to counteract aspects of Wikipedia that inherently support the status quo and, thus, hegemonic ideology. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01