Wikipedia Today in society‚ source credibility is becoming a bigger issue. Many people and students now a days find themselves in a predicament where credible sources are needed to help with research projects‚ essays‚ books etc. The internet is a big place and is filled with insane amounts of information for societies reach. The question is whether these sources are credible sources or just information filled in by average person with little experience or knowledge in the subject. Information today
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Wikipedia: Free Citations to the Free Encyclopedia In 2006‚ a study found that about eighty-seven percent of Wikipedia’s articles did not contain errors (Maehre). Wikipedia has been criticized by many who believe that its editorial process creates a source of information that is erroneous‚ uneven in quality‚ and subject to acts of deliberate attempts to lower the accuracy of information (Belanger). The website ’s millions of registered users‚ supporters‚ and administrators argue that they can edit
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it is very important for health educators and clinicians to be able to evaluate the websites being used by themselves and their patients for appropriateness of the website. Today‚ I am going to critique and evaluate the website CTSNet.org for credibility. CTSNET.org is operated by CTSNet‚ Inc. who is a non-profit organization which is jointly created by a four different participating thoracic surgeon organizations. This website is governed by a Board of Directors which consists of medical
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Embrace Wikipedia In Mark Wilson’s article “Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia”‚ Wilson argues that despite the legitimacy of Wikipedia‚ educators should engage and take part in helping shape the direction of Wikipedia. In a test published in the journal “Nature”‚ articles in Wikipedia are said to be as revered as those in the “Encyclopedia Britannica.” Since the perceived lack of academic authority‚ Wilson suggests that those with research specialties should enroll as editors of Wikipedia to add
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assignment. One resource that I’ll suggest is Wikipedia‚ and I’m not the only person who will; “It’s an online information source that is increasingly used as the first‚ and sometimes only‚ stop for online encyclopedic information.”(Kapila‚ D.‚ & Royal‚ C. 2009) There was a time in my University career when using Wikipedia as a scholarly resource was deemed unacceptable‚ and at first thought‚ I would completely agree. The content found on Wikipedia is generated entirely from its users‚ with little
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Wikipedia and Its Impact on Language and Literacy As many people know‚ Wikipedia is the most popular and largest Internet encyclopedias in the world. When people want to search something‚ they may choose to search Wikipedia. The reason for why people prefer Wikipedia may be because it is free‚ has open-content‚ and allows volunteers to edit information. The name Wikipedia comes from Wiki is from Hawaiian word‚ which means “quick” combined with the word encyclopedia. So‚ the name highlights the
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Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Management 521 July 25‚ 2011 Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Abstract Team A debated on whether Wikipedia is a credible and valid source of information. The team was divided into two groups‚ one side for and one side against. Among the five team members only one (the author) sided for Wikipedia as a credible and valid source. The debate lasted for seven days. Great points were raised by each team members to prove
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Credibility of Information from Internet Sohrab Daver University of Phoenix Abstract Internet has gained tremendous significance and dependability in today ’s world. It has become a usual source of information. It provides lots of information on any desired subject. Majority of the users believe that this information is accurate‚ reliable and credible‚ just because they could find it‚ online. A user takes a risk by believing this information without evaluating its credibility. Just because
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April 15 2013 Michael Jordan VS Wikipedia Over the past twelve years there has been a great controversy on whether or not the website Wikipedia is reliable enough to get sources that are accurate enough to believe. Many seem quick to judge whether or not if Wikipedia is a credible source and cites the necessary about to make it a reliable source to get information from. In the article “Wikipedia”(2013)‚ unknown authors inform the general public about the Wikipedia website. The authors provide evidence
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Title Credibility and Impact Assessment A‚ Part One - Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics Indicate whether each website is credible. Colbert Nation: no Crooks and Liars: no Daily Kos: no POLITICO: no Red‚ Green and Blue: yes Salon: yes The Drudge Report: no The Hill: yes The Huffington Post: no The Nation: yes The New York Times: yes The Washingtion Post: yes Assessment B: Writing the Speech Speech Introductory Paragraph The Internet has had a substantial
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