Chitu Okoli|Mohamad Mehdi|Mostafa Mesgari|Finn Årup Nielsen|Arto Lanamäki
Wikipedia in the eyes of its beholders: A systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia readers and readership
Concordia University|Concordia University|Concordia University|Technical University of Denmark|University of Oulu
hundreds scholarly studies investigated various aspects wikipedia although number literature reviews provided overviews vast body research none specifically focused readers wikipedia issues concerning readership systematic literature review review 99 studies synthesize current knowledge regarding readership wikipedia provide analysis research methods employed scholarly research found wikipedia popular lighter topics entertainment also serious topics health legal information scholars librarians students common users wikipedia provides unique opportunity educating students digital literacy conclude summary key findings implications researchers implications wikipedia community