> > > My daughter is a Professor in a University. They do not accept
> > > Wikipedia as a reference as it is subject to change by random
> > > people. The information added may or may not be correct.
> > >
> > > Betty Stokes
> >
> > I wonder, if your daughter believes anything that is printed in a
> > book. The peer-review process is widely used in acadamia, I'm
> > surprised that someone exposed to it woudln't recognize a real-world
> > application of it.
> >
> > Dave Hinz <DaveH...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> As Cheryl's just said, one of the problems with using Wikipedia is
> its fluidity - it isn't a fixed reference but may say something
> different tomorrow.
>
> Another, im****tant reason that we don't accept Wikipedia as a ref in
> re****ts, etc, is because the students have to learn to research
> information from primary sources themselves. They don't learn how
> to search if they rely on review articles only. We had a bit of an
> outbreak of "If it's not on Wikipedia it didn't happen" among some
> of our 1st year - I enjoyed dealing with that one!
>
> "Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robert...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Cooperation and quality in Wikipedia
(LINK REFERENCE DESCRIPTION)
were evaluated from a study done by
the Information Dynamics Laboratory,
Hewlett-Packard Labs, using as raw
data, all 55.3 million edits to English
Wikipedia edition, from beginning of
JAN 01 to 2 NOV 06. Conclusion:
Wikipedia high-quality articles can
be distinguished by the "larger number
of edits and distinct editors . . .", with
"more intense patterns of cooperation".
http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/papers/wikipedia/wikipedia07.pdf
Respectfully yours,
Tom Tinney, Sr.
Who's Who in America,
Millennium Edition [54th] through 2004
Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions]
Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/
"vctinney@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <vctinney@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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