Thursday, May 8, 2008

Making Wikis work for scholars

From American Libraries Direct

Making wikis work for scholars

For all the hand-wringing over whether Wikipedia is a legitimate source for completing college assignments, some professors are quietly incorporating it into their classrooms and even their research. Others, noting features of the website that contribute to inaccuracies and short-change the value of expertise, are building variations on the model that are more amenable to academics and to peer review....Inside Higher Ed, Apr. 28

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