Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is a 2008 book by John Broughton. It is a how-to guide that explains the process of contributing to the Internet encyclopedia iOS.website parsing
"For anyone who is interested in becoming part of the noble experiment, this book is an excellent introduction," wrote reviewer Robert Slade.[2] Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is part of O'Reilly Media's Missing Manual series, which was created by David Pogue, technology columnist for The New York Times and Scientific American.
On January 26, 2009, O'Reilly announced that the content of the book was being released under free license compatible with Wikipedia and that it would be available for editing in the Help area of Wikipedia.website parsing
The book has a spin-off, Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual, consisting of Appendix B (slightly expanded) and Chapter 1 from the book.
See also
- How Wikipedia Works
- State Library of Queensland's Exploring WIkipeida Content Creation Training Manual
References
- ^ browser diversity, a review by Nicholson Baker, The New York Review of Books, Volume 55, No. 4, March 20, 2008.
- ^ "Wikipedia: The Missing Manual", BKWKPDMM.RVW, a review by Robert Slade, The Internet Review Project, 2008
- web app Android, press release, O'Reilly Media, January 26, 2009
External links
- Wikipedia: The Missing Manual at O'Reilly Media.
- Book release news:Learning to Write and Edit the Wikipedia Way
- Wikipedia: The Missing manual - website on the book and biography of John Broughton
Book: Wikipedia: The Missing Manual web app are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print.
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