Wikipedia Turns Ten

As Wikipedia hits its 10th year of operation, it is making efforts to involve academics more closely in its process. The latest is a new plan to build an “open educational resource platform” that will gather tools about teaching with Wikipedia in the classroom.

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As Wikipedia Turns Ten, it Focuses on Ways to Improve Student Learning--Wired Campus--The Chronicle

8 in 10 Students Turn to Wikipedia for Research

From Campus Technology
By David Nagel 03/23/10

Eighty-two percent of students in higher education turn to Wikipedia for their course-related research. But, according to a new report out of the University of Washington, most are doing it just to give their research a jump start.

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WIKIPEDIA AGAIN!!!

Have you seen this article about a 22 year old Irish student who decided to test journalists' research skills by posting a phony quote in Wikipedia?

The quote ended up in countless blogs, although Wikipedia's quick response had it removed from the site repeatedly because it was not reference!!

Read the article at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30699302

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Britannica vs Wikipedia

For 241 years, it's been the gold standard of reference books, a premium-priced digest of the world's accumulated knowledge. Now it's being overwhelmed by an eight-year-old online upstart authored by amateurs and available at no charge.

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How can Encyclopaedia Britannica survive in a wiki world - The Boston Globe