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Wikimedia and universities: contributing to the global commons in the Age of Disinformation Cover

Wikimedia and universities: contributing to the global commons in the Age of Disinformation

By: Martin Poulter and  Nick Sheppard  
Open Access
|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.509 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 24, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 27, 2020
Published on: Apr 29, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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