Improving Wikipedia: educational opportunity and professional responsibility

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

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.003

Improving Wikipedia: educational opportunity and professional responsibility

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

University of Florida

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.003
State	Published - Apr 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Education
Internet
Professional Competence

EGS Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

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