http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/ Libraries, Technology and People by Michael Stephens Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-6044 The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » OPLIN 4Cast #102: Aggregation, Library of Congress Goes Tech, Online Searching, Blogging Help Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:51:36 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-6044 [...] How Wikipedia stacked up against subscription databases (Tame the Web) [...] [...] How Wikipedia stacked up against subscription databases (Tame the Web) [...]

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 David Dzwonkoski Wed, 14 May 2008 05:24:49 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3305 The issue with Wikipedia is not what they have entries on. There is no doubt they have entries on items that encyclopedias wouldn't bother with, and they may have entries on subjects that encyclopedias should cover. The issue with Wikipedia is authority. Any resource that can be altered at any point in time will always remain unreliable. Do you want your neurosurgeons citing Wikipedia in their papers? The issue with Wikipedia is not what they have entries on. There is no doubt they have entries on items that encyclopedias wouldn’t bother with, and they may have entries on subjects that encyclopedias should cover. The issue with Wikipedia is authority. Any resource that can be altered at any point in time will always remain unreliable. Do you want your neurosurgeons citing Wikipedia in their papers?

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Lee Tue, 13 May 2008 09:54:46 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3269 Fantastic. Love it when people follow their questions and get answers. Everything is reference. And questions almost always lead to more questions -unless you ask your Mom&Dad for an allowance. Fantastic. Love it when people follow their questions and get answers. Everything is reference. And questions almost always lead to more questions -unless you ask your Mom&Dad for an allowance.

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3234 Michael Mon, 12 May 2008 19:46:44 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3234 DOH! I must have forgotten the URL or pasted it in and then deleted. Thanks for the heads up - post updated! DOH! I must have forgotten the URL or pasted it in and then deleted. Thanks for the heads up – post updated!

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3230 Shawn Mon, 12 May 2008 17:18:01 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3230 UPDATE: I see that the GVRL issue was mentioned as a caveat in the original article. UPDATE: I see that the GVRL issue was mentioned as a caveat in the original article.

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3229 Shawn Mon, 12 May 2008 17:16:01 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3229 Gale Virtual Reference Library is not a database, per se. It is a customizable collection of eBook reference titles. Thus, the quality of the search results would vary depending in what titles a particular library purchased for the GVRL collection. I'd have to assess the original article before I could pass an informed judgment on this research. Gale Virtual Reference Library is not a database, per se. It is a customizable collection of eBook reference titles. Thus, the quality of the search results would vary depending in what titles a particular library purchased for the GVRL collection.
I’d have to assess the original article before I could pass an informed judgment on this research.

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 Di Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:16 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3224 Found it: http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2008/05/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against.html#links Found it: http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2008/05/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against.html#links

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 Di Mon, 12 May 2008 13:03:19 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3218 Yes, I'd like a link to the original as well. Yes, I’d like a link to the original as well.

]]> http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/11/how-wikipedia-stacked-up-against-subscription-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 DerikB Mon, 12 May 2008 12:38:50 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=2899#comment-3214 No link to the original post? No link to the original post?

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