Wikipedia will 'go dark' on January 18.
According to the Wikimedia Foundation " On January 18, 2012, in an unprecedented decision,
the Wikipedia community has chosen to blackout the English version of
Wikipedia for 24 hours, in protest against proposed legislation in the
United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and PROTECTIP (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. If passed,
this legislation will harm the free and open Internet and bring about
new tools for censorship of international websites inside the United
States."
The official Wikipedia statement can be found here.
Showing posts with label Wikipedia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wikipedia. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wikipedia -- comments from ALA Conference (follow-up)
Summary of session on Wikipedia at ALA Conference -- The Wikipedia Effect Part 1: Paul Kobasa, World Book
Friday, July 1, 2011
Wikipedia -- comments from ALA Conference
Booklist Online mentions The Reference Books Bulletin program at the ALA Conference -- "The Wikipedia Effect: How Wikipedia Has Changed the Way the World Finds and Evaluates Information."
I'd like to know more -- will have to do some searching.
I'd like to know more -- will have to do some searching.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
New question and answer sites seem to be popping up. The New York Times ran an article, 'The Answers Are Out There, and The New Q. and A. Dig Them Up' .
One of the new sites is Quora (find and follow your friends' questions and answers). You can have Quora check your email address book for friends using Quora. I received an email stating a friend was following my Quora activity. I haven't posted a question yet. I'll have to post something to see how this works.
One of the new sites is Quora (find and follow your friends' questions and answers). You can have Quora check your email address book for friends using Quora. I received an email stating a friend was following my Quora activity. I haven't posted a question yet. I'll have to post something to see how this works.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Wikipedia, again
There is a really interesting article in the Chronicle Review, Wikipedia Comes of Age. Wikipedia has come a long way from its start ten years ago.
" 'As Wikipedia has grown, it has become increasingly clear that it functions as a necessary layer in the Internet knowledge system, a layer that was not needed in the analog age. A study carried out by Alison Head and Michael Eisenberg, published in a March 2010 edition of the Web journal First Monday, surveyed university students about their research habits and, in particular, how they begin research projects. Most of the nearly 2,500 students who responded said they consult Wikipedia, but when questioned more deeply, it became clear that they use it for, as one student put it, "pre-research.' In other words, to gain context on a topic, to orient themselves, students start with Wikipedia."
" 'As Wikipedia has grown, it has become increasingly clear that it functions as a necessary layer in the Internet knowledge system, a layer that was not needed in the analog age. A study carried out by Alison Head and Michael Eisenberg, published in a March 2010 edition of the Web journal First Monday, surveyed university students about their research habits and, in particular, how they begin research projects. Most of the nearly 2,500 students who responded said they consult Wikipedia, but when questioned more deeply, it became clear that they use it for, as one student put it, "pre-research.' In other words, to gain context on a topic, to orient themselves, students start with Wikipedia."
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