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   A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License).
   http://en.wikipedia.org/

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Syracuse.com: Librarian: Don't use Wikipedia as Source Open in a new browser window  
   Librarian explains why Wikipedia is not an authoritative source.
   http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1093338972139211.xml
Many-to-Many: Wikipedia Reputation and the Wemedia Project Open in a new browser window  
   Attempts to look at the core issues of collaborative editing: accuracy and trust.
   http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/08/29/wikipedia_reputation_and_the_wemedia_project.php
CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site Open in a new browser window  
   Short article describing one individual's experiences.
   http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/
Poynter Online - Wikipedia for Journalists Open in a new browser window  
   Proclaims that the use of Wikipedia is a good source for basic background information for journalists.
   http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=62126
Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources? Open in a new browser window  
   Studies the growth of Wikipedia and analyzes the technologies and policies that made it prosper. [PDF]
   http://journalism.utexas.edu/onlinejournalism/wikipedia.pdf
Slashdot: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds Open in a new browser window  
   Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/28/1351230
First Monday - Phantom authority, self–selective recruitment and retention of members in virtual communities: The case of Wikipedia Open in a new browser window  
   Journal article by Andrea Ciffolilli. Explains the success of Wikipedia thanks to a solution to the problem of the submission of undesirable pieces of information.
   http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_12/ciffolilli/
The Importance of... The Great Wikipedia Authority Debate Open in a new browser window  
   Offers excerpts from previous articles written on open source projects, and offers arguments that support it.
   http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/005925.php
ITworld.com - Chinese censors block access to Wikipedia Open in a new browser window  
   Chinese censors have blocked access to Chinese Wikipedia that was created as a free and open source of information.
   http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/040614wikipedia/
Free-Definition: Wikipedia Open in a new browser window  
   Offers brief overview, similar projects, and issues with vandalism.
   http://www.free-definition.com/Wikipedia.html
Wikipedia Shows Power of Cooperation Open in a new browser window  
   Dan Gillmor explains what a wiki is, and how Wikipedia can be a success.
   http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001709.shtml
Wired News: Not Your Father's Encyclopedia Open in a new browser window  
   Early article that describes the advantages of an open-source encyclopedia, plus its shortcomings.
   http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57364,00.html
Wikinfo: Critical views of Wikipedia Open in a new browser window  
   Provides a basic history, plus some limitations of using a wiki as an encyclopedia.
   http://www.wikinfo.org/wiki.php?title=Critical_views_of_Wikipedia
Disinfopedia: Wikipedia Open in a new browser window  
   Provides several reasons of why Wikipedia will have problems.
   http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia
Salon.com: Everyone is an Editor Open in a new browser window  
   Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.
   http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/27/wikipedia/index_np.html
The Register - Wikipedia 'to make universities obsolete' Open in a new browser window  
   Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/07/khmer_rouge_in_daipers/
Wikipedia Encyclopedia on Pocket PC, Palm and EPOC OS Open in a new browser window  
   Wikipedia can now be downloaded to a handheld. The English, German, French, Dutch and Esperanto Wikipedias can be browsed on a handheld or Windows PC with TomeRaider as viewer (shareware).
   http://members.chello.nl/epzachte/Wikipedia/
The Register - Wiki-fiddlers defend Clever Big Book Open in a new browser window  
   Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/wiki_fiddlers_big_book/
The Register - Wikipedia's Emergent People fail to impress readers Open in a new browser window  
   Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/15/emergent_people_fail_to_impress/
Frozen North: How Authoritative is Wikipedia? Open in a new browser window  
   Blog entry. Describes the author's process of putting errors into Wikipedia and watching for corrections to them. Suggests how fact-checking needs to be improved at Wikipedia, and gives ideas for further experiments.
   http://www.frozennorth.org/C2011481421/E652809545/index.html
Slashdot: Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark Open in a new browser window  
   Lovely forum discussion.
   http://slashdot.org/articles/04/09/21/0027241.shtml
Guardian Unlimited - Wikipedia's success Open in a new browser window  
   Summary primarily of the positive aspects and milestones of the online encyclopedia.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1335892,00.html
Redherring.com - Wiki Wars Open in a new browser window  
   Wikis have become the latest battleground in the presidential election as users of online encyclopedia Wikipedia squabble over entries related to President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry.
   http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=10909
TCS: Tech Central Station - The Faith-Based Encyclopedia Open in a new browser window  
   Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, wonders about the Wikipedian assumptions that writings and editings by contributors of greatest expertise will survive and that articles will eventually reach a very high degree of ac
   http://www.techcentralstation.com/111504A.html
USATODAY.com - Today's best encyclopedia might surprise you Open in a new browser window  
   Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.
   http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2004-11-05-fifthofnovember_x.htm
kuro5hin.org - Wikinews And The Growing Wikimedia Empire Open in a new browser window  
   Article and commentary about the growing group of projects which fall under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/3/163158/922
kuro5hin.org - Can an Open Content Encyclopedia Thrive? Open in a new browser window  
   Early concerns about Wikipedia's concept.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/4/6/183820/2721
kuro5hin.org - Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism Open in a new browser window  
   Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger writes, "Wikipedia does have two big problems, and attention to them is long overdue. These problems could be eliminated by eliminating a single root problem."
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/30/142458/25
A Personal Statement about Wikipedia's Reliability Open in a new browser window  
   Larry Sanger's responses to commentary contained in recent (late 2004) articles criticisizing or questioning the reliability of Wikipedia content.
   http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/sanger3/wikipedia_statement.htm

Last Updated: 2005-02-06 20:51:48


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