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Nature | Correspondence
Time to underpin Wikipedia wisdom
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Alex Bateman
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& Darren W. Logan
* Affiliations
Journal name:
Nature
Volume:
468,
Page:
765
Date published:
(09 December 2010)
DOI:
doi:10.1038/468765c
Published online
08 December 2010
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Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopaedia, is regarded with suspicion by some in the scientific community — perhaps because the wiki model is inconsistent with traditional academic scholarship (Nature 468, 359–360; 2010). But the time has come for scientists to engage more actively with Wikipedia.
Type any scientific term into any search engine and it is likely that a Wikipedia article will be the first hit. Ten years ago, it would have been inconceivable that a free collaborative website, written and maintained by volunteers, would dominate the global provision of knowledge. But Wikipedia is now the first port of call for people seeking information on subjects that include scientific topics. Like it or not, other scientists and the public are using it to get an overview of your specialist area.
Time to underpin Wikipedia wisdom
*
Alex Bateman
*
& Darren W. Logan
* Affiliations
Journal name:
Nature
Volume:
468,
Page:
765
Date published:
(09 December 2010)
DOI:
doi:10.1038/468765c
Published online
08 December 2010
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Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopaedia, is regarded with suspicion by some in the scientific community — perhaps because the wiki model is inconsistent with traditional academic scholarship (Nature 468, 359–360; 2010). But the time has come for scientists to engage more actively with Wikipedia.
Type any scientific term into any search engine and it is likely that a Wikipedia article will be the first hit. Ten years ago, it would have been inconceivable that a free collaborative website, written and maintained by volunteers, would dominate the global provision of knowledge. But Wikipedia is now the first port of call for people seeking information on subjects that include scientific topics. Like it or not, other scientists and the public are using it to get an overview of your specialist area.