Mtnjim
11-01-2006, 04:07 PM
One of the extraordinary stories of the Internet age is that of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopaedia that anyone
can edit. This radical and rapidly growing publication, which includes close to 4 million entries, is now a
much-used resource. But it is also controversial: if anyone can edit entries, how do users know if Wikipedia is as
accurate as established sources such as Encyclopaedia Britannica?
From the journal
"Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html)".
can edit. This radical and rapidly growing publication, which includes close to 4 million entries, is now a
much-used resource. But it is also controversial: if anyone can edit entries, how do users know if Wikipedia is as
accurate as established sources such as Encyclopaedia Britannica?
From the journal
"Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html)".