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Article Poll Would you refer a patron to Wikipedia to answer a reference question? Results Polls 0 | Votes:113 Related Links Why Wiki? posted by John on 09:13 AM October 13th, 2006 from the why-not dept. With the potential rise of Citizendium and the continued media circus surrounding Wikipedia's foibles, it's a good time to review the current state of Wikimania and consider what these disruptive technologies mean for the future of "authoritative" information sources. If you've ever wanted for a general overview of Wikipedia or needed something to point to when asked, "Wikipedia? Isn't that just a bunch of lies?" then the 1-hour screencast titled "Why Wiki? " is for you. The online video is my perspective on the pros and cons of Wikipedia and how it stacks up to traditional publication formats. Trackbacks:
Related Stories Wiki Critics: Your Overconfidence Is Your Weakness John writes "The Wikipedia entry on "Replies to common objections" now feaures a section titled Quality of other sources . For those nitpickers who want to cast stones at Wikipedia's reliability and accuracy, the list is a somber reminder that other publications can be just as faulty. So it's not that Wikipedia can't be trusted, it's that nothing can! See this Slashdot post for more commentary along these lines." March Info Career Trends on "Creating Community" John writes "The March issue of Info Career Trends, a bimonthly electronic publication on career development issues for librarians, is now available . It is based on the theme of "Creating Community," and includes a piece on Interactive Online Community Participation , which mentions LISNews and LISWiki , and why you should contribute to such cooperative efforts." Features LISWiki's First Birthday LISWiki (check out the about page if you haven't looked at it recently) will be one year old. As you can see from browsing its categories pages, there has been some preliminary growth of the site. However, it has yet to turn into a widespread success of being the library and information science wiki. Read on for a recap of the past year's achievements, and of course some ideas on how you can help make the project better. Wikipedia founder debates Britannica Editor "The Wall Street Journal hosted a "lively" online debate between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and Britannica Editor in Chief Dale Hoiberg. The Chronicle of Higher Education has a commentary section on the debate. Co-founder Forks Wikipedia Slashdot Says "Larry Sanger, first editor-in-chief of Wikipedia, plans to fork the project. In Berlin he announced the start of Citizendium — the citizen's compendium. Main differences: no anonymous editing, and experts will rule the project. Members of Wikipedia were not amused." Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: Truthiness wire :The word of the year for 2006 is "truthiness."The word if one can call it that best summed up 2006, according to an online survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster."Truthiness" was credited to Comedy Central satirist Stephen Colbert, who defined it as "truth that comes from the gut, not books." You can read more about the word at (where else) the Wikipedia article . Features Ten Stories that Shaped 2006 A False Wikipedia User Page Editor's Note Several blogs and Wikipedia discussion pages are filling up with comments about the incident, including a post by Larry Sanger . Update: 03/03 15:33 GMT by J :Essjay's now been fired by Jimbo. Why Wiki? | Log in/Create an Account | Top | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 0 comments 0: 0 comments 1: 0 comments 2: 0 comments 3: 0 comments 4: 0 comments 5: 0 comments Flat Nested No Comments Threaded The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. XML 
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