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30 Nov 06

if:book: getting beyond accuracy in the wikipedia debate

  • Wikipedia is not an encyclopedia in the Britannica sense, it's a project about knowledge creation -- a civic arena in which experts and non-experts alike can collectively assemble information.
08 Jul 06

Student use of Wikipedia

  • Students should feel free to consult Wikipedia as one of the most


    powerful instruments for opening knowledge that the Internet has yet


    produced. But it is not a one-stop-shop for reliable knowledge. Indeed,


    the term "encyclopedia" is somewhat to blame. Because it is communal,


    dynamic, and unrefereed, Wikipedia is not really (or not just) an


    encyclopedia of knowledge. It is better thought of as a combination of


    encyclopedia and "blog." It is the world's blog.
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