Managing Information Quality in Virtual Communities of Practice

TitleManaging Information Quality in Virtual Communities of Practice
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsNeus, A
Date PublishedNovember
Abstract

In this paper we review how the new economics of information enable a new paradigm of collaboration. Spearheaded by the Open Source community, this evolutionary approach to collaborative content creation is a way to address information quality in virtual communities of practice. Based on experience gained in community projects, a few simple steps toward improving the quality of information in virtual communities are presented and illustrated.

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