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Andrew Yim; Matthew Vetter; Jun Akiyoshi – Written Communication, 2024
Given Wikipedia's breadth of coverage, social impact, and longevity as an impactful open knowledge resource, the encyclopedia has been the subject of considerable interdisciplinary research. Building on scholarship related to collaboration, authorship, ownership, and editing in Wikipedia, this study sought to better understand Wikipedians as…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Authors
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Lauren Tuckley; Catherine Salgado; Jessica Edens McCrary; Elise Rudt-Moorty – Written Communication, 2024
The letter of recommendation (LOR) is a stylized form of direct sponsorship, a rhetorical appeal that confers favor on a person or object in keeping with the writer's - or sponsor's - character, authority, and expertise. In response to Swales's call to "unveil" the rhetorical features of occluded genres, this research employs a move-step…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Advocacy, Job Applicants, Fellowships