Improving Wikipedia: Educational Opportunity and Professional Responsibility
Authors | Kristine L. Callis Lindsey R. Christ Julian Resasco David W. Armitage Jeremy D. Ash Timothy T. Caughlin Sharon F. Clemmensen Stella M. Copeland Timothy J. Fullman Ryan L. Lynch Charley Olson Raya Pruner Ernane H. M. Vieira-Neto Raneve West-Singh Emilio M. Bruna |
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Publication date | 2009 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.003 |
Links | Original |
Improving Wikipedia: Educational Opportunity and Professional Responsibility - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2009, written by Kristine L. Callis, Lindsey R. Christ, Julian Resasco, David W. Armitage, Jeremy D. Ash, Timothy T. Caughlin, Sharon F. Clemmensen, Stella M. Copeland, Timothy J. Fullman, Ryan L. Lynch, Charley Olson, Raya Pruner, Ernane H. M. Vieira-Neto, Raneve West-Singh and Emilio M. Bruna.
Overview
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.