Andrew Lih
Andrew Lih (simplified Chinese: 郦安治; traditional Chinese: 酈安治; pinyin: Lì Ānzhì; born 1968) is an American new media researcher, consultant and writer, as well as an authority on both Wikipedia and internet censorship in the People's Republic of China.
In 2013 he was appointed an associate professor of journalism at American University in Washington, D.C.
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Fuzheado |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BS, MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Scientist and professor |
| Known for | Studying various open technology cultures, such as Wikipedia and Wiki |
| Website | andrewlih |
He is currently Wikimedian at large at the Smithsonian Institution and Wiki Strategist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Life and career
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 How Wikipedia solved the knowledge gap, Andrew Lih, TEDxAmericanUniversity, TEDx, 17:19. |
Lih worked as a software engineer for AT&T Bell Labs from 1990 to 1993. He founded the new-media startup Mediabridge Infosystems, Inc., in 1994. He also obtained a Master's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University in 1994.
From 1995 to 2000 he served as an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia, and director of technology for their Center for New Media. In 2000 he formed Columbia's Interactive Design Lab, a collaboration with the university's School of the Arts to explore interactive design for both fiction and non-fiction, including advertising, news, documentaries and films. Soon afterward, Lih served as an assistant professor and the Director of Technology at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the University of Hong Kong.
He then moved to Beijing, China, where he lived until 2009. In 2013 he became an associate professor at American University's School of Communication in Washington, D.C.
Wiki activity
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Lih is a Wiki contributor and administrator on the English Wiki English. In 2009, he published the book The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia. Lih has been interviewed by Salon.com, The New York Times Freakonomics blog, and NPR Talk of the Nation as an expert on Wiki English.
Lih has stated that editing Wikipedia with smartphones is difficult, hence discouraging new potential contributors. He also says that for several years running, the number of Wikipedia editors has been falling and that there is serious disagreement among existing contributors on how to resolve this. In 2015, Lih expressed fear that these situations could imperil Wikipedia's long-term future.
In 2022, Lih was named a Wiki Laureate.
Selected publications
- Lih, Andrew (2009). The Wikipedia Revolution. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-1-4013-0371-6. OCLC 232977686.
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