Improving Wikipedia: Educational Opportunity and Professional Responsibility

Kristine L. Callis, Lindsey R. Christ, Julian Resasco, David W. Armitage, Jeremy D. Ash, Timothy T. Caughlin

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Abstract

The rise of user-generated Internet content (i.e. ‘Web 2.0’) has resulted in dramatic changes in the way that scientific information is collected and disseminated. One notable example is Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org), the user-written online encyclopedia with millions of users worldwide. In the 7 years since its inception it has become a staple of the academic community, increasingly used by faculty and students to develop lectures and study aids, research topics for papers and as a source of background information while studying or conducting research.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalTrends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009
Externally publishedYes

EGS Disciplines

  • History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

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