The document discusses open knowledge management and Wikipedia. It summarizes Wikipedia's history from its launch in 2001 with open editing allowing anyone to contribute. It describes how Wikipedia grew internationally and introduced features like discussion pages, history pages, and software upgrades. It outlines the open editing model, five pillars, consensus approach, and community governance of Wikipedia.

2. Background

6. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HNL_Wiki_Wiki_Bus.jpg

8. Projects at a glance

9. History

11. Wikipedia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Wikipedia.png

16. Structure: December 17, 2001

18. Structure: June 2, 2002

20. Structure: Nov 30, 2002

22. Structure: Dec 8, 2003

23. How does it work?

28. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openness

37. Consensus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Consensus_Flowchart.svg

41. Classification

45. Disambiguation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation

47. Categorization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Category-diagram.png

50. Search

53. Numbers

55. Conclusion

60. [email_address] http://www.wikimedia.it All texts from Wikipedia are cc-by-sa, logos are trademark of Wikimedia Foundation Inc.