There are some really interesting findings in a new study conducted and reported by Nature (particularly in light of the beating Wikipedia is taking over the prank pulled on the Kennedy assassination entry).
However, an expert-led investigation carried out by Nature — the first to use peer review to compare Wikipedia and Britannica’s […]

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A lot of Wikipedia critics point to hypothetical situations when giving reasons for not valuing the site. Wikipedia even has a ‘Replies to common objections’ article set up to field these. I’d rather look at some real examples of applying the same level of scrutiny to materials often held up as the Platonic ideal of […]

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Yet another shameless plug for a local conference — this one, Netspeed 2005, which follows on the heels of Access (they actually share a day this year).
The Alberta Library is pleased to announce that the 2005 Netspeed Conference will be held October 19-21, 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, immediately following the ACCESS conference. We invite […]

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Two Wikipedia goodies:
#1 (via Kenton, who doesn’t seem to have blogged it), a well-thought out blog entry by Alex Halavais on peer review and Wikipedia, with an examination of the arguments both for and against. It is well worth the read, containing a good deal of commentary on the challenge and value of keeping […]

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