Initially I was very skeptical of Wikipedia, but I have come to use it
on more and more occasions. Back in December 2005 the accuracy of
scientific entries in Wikipedia was compared with those in Britannica.
The contest was a toss-up. This was done based on 42 entries that were
compared by "experts" selected by the magazine Nature. The people doing
the comparison did not know the source of the entries that were judged.
Wikipedia has its own entry concerning this comparison, but you can also
view it from this link:
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2005/12/69844
Ed Nizalowski, SMS
Newark Valley High School
Newark Valley, NY
enizalowski@nvcs.stier.org
"It takes honeybees ten million foraging trips to gather enough nectar
to make one pound of honey." Bees of the World
qtd. in The Secret Life of Bees by Susan Monk Kidd
Currently reading Over the Wall by John Ritter
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Kris Fallon
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:09 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] Why NOT Wikapedia
Looking for some brief hard cold facts as to why wikapedia is should not
be
a "citeable" source for research. Presenting to faculty today and there
are
some big advocates of it who will claim it is just as reliable as
Worldbook.
Kristina Fallon Tomaino
Robert Morris School, LMS k-8
South Bound Brook NJ
librarychickie@gmail.com
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