Revision Trends and Quality Analysis of Articles on National Libraries of G20 Countries in Wikipedia
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Jadavpur University, Department of Library and Information Science, Main Campus, 188, Raja S.C. Mallick Rd, Kolkata - 700032, West Bengal
Chaitali Ghosh -
Jadavpur University, Department of Library and Information Science, Main Campus, 188, Raja S.C. Mallick Rd, Kolkata - 700032, West BengalUdayan Bhattacharya
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2025/v62i3/171714Keywords:
G20 Countries, National Library, Quality, Revision, WikipediaAbstract
This paper expresses the trends and quality of Wikipedia articles about the national libraries of G20 countries, focusing on editing activity, popularity and article quality. By analysing metrics such as edit frequency, editor participation, page views, and content addition or deletion, links from articles and links to the article, we assess the activeness, popularity of these articles. Correlations between edit activity and article quality reveal how National Libraries are portrayed in Wikipedia. The findings represent the variation of articles in quality and revision activity of different National Libraries.
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