This study explores Wikipedia as a site for learning. It traces how people learn to become Wikipedia editors through engagement in an editathon, a training event for people who want to become a volunteer editor. The study is original in its emphasis on the various types of knowledge editors acquire as they develop expertise. Determining the…

Editathons are a relatively new type of learning event, which enable participants to create or edit Wikipedia content on a particular topic. This paper explores the experiences of nine participants of an editathon at the University of Edinburgh on the topic of the "Edinburgh Seven," who were the first women to attend medical school in…

Describes the history of the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" from 1768 to 1888. Discusses its origins in Edinburgh during the Enlightenment, early editors and contributors, the gradual changing of the work, and its expansion from an Edinburgh to a global publication. (Author/LRW)