Readings to put you in the Wikipedia spirit

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Readings to put you in the Wikipedia spirit

Following is a list of books and articles that will help you understand what Wikipedia is about and how a project so seemingly impossible can end up working so well.

Please add your suggestions to the list, as well as comments about why a particular reading does or does not beling here.

• w:Robert Axelrod - w:The Evolution of Cooperation
• w:Friedrich Hayek - w:The Use of Knowledge in Society link
• w:Kevin Kelly - w:Out of Control
• w:Eric S. Raymond - w:The Cathedral and the Bazaar link
• w:James Surowiecki - w:The Wisdom of Crowds
• w:Robert Wright (journalist) - w:Nonzero