[Web4lib] Wikipedia in Chronicle of Higher Education

[B.G. Sloan]

  The Chronicle of Higher Education is hosting a live discussion of Wikipedia on Thursday, October 26, at 3 p.m., U.S. Eastern time:
   
  Wikipedia: Beat It, Join It, or Ignore It?
  http://chronicle.com/live/2006/10/halavais/chat.php3 
   
  There are also several articles (all written by Brock Read) about Wikipedia from the Chronicle issue dated October 27, 2006:
   
  Free access:
   
  Can Wikipedia Ever Make the Grade? Volume 53, Issue 10, Page A31.
  "As questions about the accuracy of the anyone-can-edit encyclopedia persist, academics are split on whether to ignore it, or start contributing."
  http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i10/10a03101.htm 
   
  Subscriber access only:
   
  Building an Encyclopedia, With or Without Scholars. Volume 53, Issue 10, Page A33.
  http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i10/10a03301.htm 
   
  Co-Founder of Wikipedia, Now a Critic, Starts Spinoff With Academic Editors. Volume 53, Issue 10, Page A35.
  http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i10/10a03501.htm 
   
  Students Flock to an Easy-to-Use Reference, but Professors Warn That It's No Sure Thing. Volume 53, Issue 10, Page A36.
  http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i10/10a03601.htm 
   
  Bernie Sloan

 		
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