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Revised August 2015

Disclaimers from Wikipedia (View and read these first.)

Wikipedia: Risk Disclaimer
"ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND IN WIKIPEDIA MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING ..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Risk_disclaimer
Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source
"Wikipedia is not a reliable source."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source
Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth
It is not good enough for information to be true ... Wikipedia values accuracy, but it requires verifiability.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability,_not_truth
Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?
"mid-20s males and retired males - are the largest demographic"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F
WIKIPEDIA EDITORS STUDY
Look at % of women contributors.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Editor_Survey_Report_-_April_2011.pdf
Why Do So Few Women Edit Wikipedia?
Female editors: In 2011, in the U.S., it was 15%.

https://hbr.org/2016/06/why-do-so-few-women-edit-wikipedia
Don’t throw away that assignment! Students improve Wikipedia through WikiEdu
"According to the WikiEdu website, only 20% of Wikipedia contributors are female."

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/stories/don%E2%80%99t-throw-away-that-assignment-students-improve-wikipedia-through-wikiedu

Listen to Edits in Wikipedia, See Wikipedia as a Galaxy

Listen to Wikipedia
" ... transforms the worldwide editing process into a relaxed global orchestra."

http://listen.hatnote.com/
Listen to the Orchestra of Users Updating Wikipedia

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673265/listen-to-the-orchestra-of-users-updating-wikipedia#2
Wikipedia as a Galaxy

http://wiki.polyfra.me/#

Links to Libraries

Links to special collections and archival material
Transcript of discussion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_Jul#Library_links_discussions
Wikipedia:GLAM/Getting started

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Getting_started#Make_links_relevant_and_unique
GLAM-Wiki initiative ("galleries, libraries, archives, and museums")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM
Wikipedia DC Chapter

http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home

Citation of Wikipedia Sources

Lecturer bans students from using Google and Wikipedia
From University of Brighton (UK)

http://tinyurl.com/2k5g8g
Scanner Tracks Who's Changing What on Wikipedia
"a new Web tool offers proof that you shouldn't use Wikipedia to write your school reports"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12823729
US: Top papers reference Wikipedia and raise question of website’s credibility as source
"managing editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer forbids the use of Wikipedia to verify facts of a story"

http://www.editorsweblog.org/2008/02/us_top_papers_reference_wikipedia_and_ra.php
Student's Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries
"appeared in obituaries published in the Guardian, the London Independent, on the BBC Music Magazine website"

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0506/1224245992919.html
Learning Information Literacy in the Age of Wikipedia
"The results of this study indicate that students do not understand how Wikipedia works."

http://www.mail-archive.com/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org/msg00232/Learning_Information_Literacy_in_the_Age_of_Wikipedia.pdf
Professors See Shift in Academic Attitudes on Wikipedia
"Students can peruse for somewhat reliable information."

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/4/2/changing-wikipedia-attitudes-professors/
Wikipedia: Librarians' Perspectives on Its Use as a Reference Source
"looks at what librarians really think of Wikipedia as a resource."

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/refuseserq.53.2.155.pdf
WIKIPEDIA: GO FORTH AND CITE!
See reference list.

http://daily.jstor.org/jstor-daily-on-wikipedia-on-jstor/

Is Wikipedia a Reliable Legal Authority?

Wikipedia: Legal Disclaimer
"There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained in an article touching on legal matters is true, correct ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Legal_disclaimer
Reminder From Fed. Dist. Court: Wikipedia is Not a Proper Legal Authority
2011

https://associatesmind.com/2011/04/05/reminder-from-fed-dist-court-wikipedia-is-not-a-proper-legal-authority/
Then Again, Maybe Wikipedia IS a Proper Legal Authority
Assessed in 2011

https://associatesmind.com/2011/04/06/then-again-maybe-wikipedia-is-a-proper-legal-authority/
Is Wikipedia A Reliable Legal Authority?
Assessed in 2014

https://abovethelaw.com/2014/05/is-wikipedia-a-reliable-legal-authority/
Is Wikipedia A Reliable Legal Authority? (2017 Update).

https://associatesmind.com/2017/03/10/wikipedia-legal-authority-2017/
Is Wikipedia A Reliable Legal Authority? (2018 Update)
"... it’s increasingly becoming difficult to say that it isn’t. Far too many courts rely on it what is now going on hundreds of

https://associatesmind.com/2018/08/02/wikipedia-legal-authority-2018/
Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a court source
Source - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_as_a_court_source

Citation of Wikipedia in Law Reviews

A Jester’s Promenade: Citations to Wikipedia in Law Reviews, 2002-2008
"citation is nonetheless problematic despite its perceived advantages"

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/students/groups/is/files/2012/02/Baker.FE_.Final_.Weber_.pdf
Citations to Wikipedia in Law Reviews
"citing to Wikipedia may not be the best practice"

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1525619
The Citation of Wikipedia in Judicial Opinions
"impermanent nature of Wikipedia entries and their questionable quality raises a number of unique concerns"

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1272437
Wikipedia in Court: When and How Citing Wikipedia and Other Consensus Websites is Appropriate
"examines the controversy and the history of Wikipedia in court opinions"

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1502759
Wikipedia? In a judicial opinion? (Part 1)
Review of Peoples's, The Citation of Wikipedia in Judicial Opinions

http://scottkuhagen.com/2011/07/18/wikipedia-in-a-judicial-opinion-pt-i/
When Is It Appropriate to Cite to Wikipedia?
Responses from lawyers to the question

http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/when_is_it_appr.html
Judicial Citation to Wikipedia in Published Federal Court
Master’s paper for the M.S. in L.S. degree

http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/3526.pdf

Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Founder, on Citing Wikipedia

Wikipedia: "A Work in Progress"
"No, I don't think people should cite it, and I don't think people should cite Britannica, either." (2005)

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2005/tc20051214_441708.htm?campaign_id=topStories_ssi_5
Wikipedia Founder Discourages Academic Use of His Creation
"“For God sake, you’re in college; don’t cite the encyclopedia.” (2006)

http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Wikipedia-Founder-Discourages/2305
Interview with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
See: Do you think Wikipedia is reliable enough at this stage to pass as a source on an academic paper? (2009)

http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/interview-with-wikipedia-founder-jimmy-wales/

Wikipedia Foundation

Wikipedia Foundation
Links to Wikimedia projects

http://wikimedia.org/
Wikipedia Key Statistics
Stats on Wikipedia use and comparison to other sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Statistics
Wikipedia’s Co-Founder on Academic Uses, and Limits, of Popular Open Encyclopedia
Interview with Jimmy Wales by Chronicle of Higher Ed staff

http://chronicle.com/blogs/techtherapy/2011/08/03/encore-episode-wikipedia%e2%80%99s-co-founder-on-academic-uses-and-limits-of-popular-open-encyclopedia/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Will Wikipedia exist in 20 years?
Featuring Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation

https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/luncheon/10/Maher
Wiki Edu
Wiki Education connects higher education to the publishing power of Wikipedia.

https://wikiedu.org/

Articles about Wikipedia

The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia
A MUST READ! "Wikipedia is not 'truth,' Wikipedia is 'verifiability' of reliable sources." CONSENSUS OVER CREDENTIALS

http://chronicle.com/article/The-Undue-Weight-of-Truth-on/130704/
Wikipedia Survey: Overview of Results (Source: United Nations University)
Review "Education" (p 7): Contributors (73%) are undergrads or have primary or secondary education.

http://www.wikipediasurvey.org/docs/Wikipedia_Overview_15March2010-FINAL.pdf
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: How $35 Donations and Two Dozen People Power the Web Giant
View this video first. "Wikipedia is the 5th largest site on the Web."

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/186080/Wikipedia27s-Jimmy-Wales-How-35-Donations-and-Two-Dozen-People-Power-the-Web-Giant
WikiPeaks?
The future of Wikipedia

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21597959-popular-online-encyclopedia-must-work-out-what-next-wikipeaks?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/wikipeaks
25 Biggest Blunders in Wikipedia History
False Death Reports, Libel, Miscellaneous Hoaxes and Mistakes

http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/02/10/25-biggest-blunders-in-wikipedia-history/
The Decline of Wikipedia (Source: MIT Technology Review)
Wikipedia is fine for users aware ... of its limitations. It is highly likely that the majority of its users [are not].

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/
7 Things You Should Know about Wikipedia
Favorable review from Educause

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7026.pdf
A Stand Against Wikipedia
Middlebury History Dept:: "the objection of the department to Wikipedia wasn't its online nature, but its unedited nature"

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/26/wiki
Can Wikipedia Ever Make the Grade?
"Among academics, however, Wikipedia continues to receive mixed — and often failing — grades."

http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i10/10a03101.htm
Creating, Destroying, and Restoring Value in Wikipedia
"frequent editors dominate what people see when they visit Wikipedia, and that this domination is increasing"

http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~reid/papers/group282-priedhorsky.pdf
Understanding Students Who Were ‘Born Digital’
"[K]ids assume that the Wikipedia is a credible source of information and that all entries are accurate."

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/02/digital
Visualizing Big Data: Bar Charts for Words
Visualization of edits to Wikipedia, each color corresponds to a different page.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_visualizing
Why is Wikipedia so popular?
April 2007 Pew Internet and American Life Project Report

http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Wikipedia07.pdf
Wikipedia in the Newsroom
Source: American Journalism Review; "journalists find it very valuable as a road map to troves of valuable information"

http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4461
Wikipedia in the Spotlight
Case Study: Kellogg School of Management

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/greenstein/images/htm/Research/Cases/Wikipedia.pdf
Things You Probably Never Knew About Wikipedia
Infographic at end of article

http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/09/28/things-you-probably-never-knew-about-wikipedia/
The Shadowy World of Wikipedia's Editing Bots

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/524751/the-shadowy-world-of-wikipedias-editing-bots/
Wikipedia: To Large to Ignore
"Wikipedia and entry-writing exercises are becoming more common on college campuses."

http://www.cio-today.com/article/index.php?story_id=112001T02KMO
The Covert World of People Trying to Edit Wikipedia—for Pay
Source: The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/08/wikipedia-editors-for-pay/393926/

New York Magazine

KNOW IT ALL: Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?
Substantive article from the New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060731fa_fact
Can Wikipedia Survive?
"The difficulty of bringing on new volunteers has resulted in seven straight years of declining editor participation."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/opinion/can-wikipedia-survive.html
Your Middle School Teacher Was Wrong About Wikipedia
"For the most part, the information you get on the site is good." ????

http://nymag.com/vindicated/2016/11/your-middle-school-teacher-was-wrong-about-wikipedia-and-nbsp.html
Why Wikipedia Works
"YouTube sees Wikipedia as a reliable source ... "

https://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/why-wikipedia-works.html

Articles from ERIC Database (www.eric.ed.gov)

Wikipedia: Friend, Not Foe
"The authors collaborate on ways to build Wikipedia assignments into K-12 English classes."

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/12583/Wikipedia_Friend,_Not_Foe.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d
Why I Love/Hate Wikipedia: Reflections upon (Not Quite) Subjugated Knowledges
"reflect(ion) upon the nature of Wikipedia and its role in teaching"

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/45/4b/70.pdf
Student Perceptions of Wikipedia as a Learning Tool for Educational Leaders
"purpose of this study was to investigate doctoral student's perceptions of Wikipedia as an instructional tool"

http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ973790.pdf

First Monday Articles

Awarding the self in Wikipedia: Identity work and the disclosure of knowledge
"explores the disclosure of knowledge as it is intimately bound up with identity work"

http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3156/2747
Credibility judgment and verification behavior of college students concerning Wikipedia
"peer endorsement may be more important than formal authorities for user generated information sources, such as Wikipedia"

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3263/2860
Evaluating quality control of Wikipedia’s feature articles
"only 12 of 22 were found to pass Wikipedia’s own featured article criteria"

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2721/2482
How today’s college students use Wikipedia for course-related research
Wikipedia is used in combination with other information resources.

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476
Identifying and understanding the problems of Wikipedia’s peer governance: The case of inclusionists versus deletionists
"Using Wikipedia as a point of departure draws conclusions on the problematic issue of peer governance"

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2613/2479
Teaching Wikipedia as a mirrored technology
See Wikipedia as "a pedagogical tool with which students can improve their research practices and writing proficiency"

http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2824/2746
The visibility of Wikipedia in scholarly publications
"purpose of study: explore the extent of Wikipedia’s presence in scholarly publications in Web of Science & Elsevier’s Scopus"

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3492/3031
What is Popular on Wikipedia and Why?
"This study examines the degree to which Wikipedia entries cite or reference research and scholarship"

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1765/1645
What open access research can do for Wikipedia?
"This study examines the degree to which Wikipedia entries cite or reference research & scholarship."

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1624/1539
Getting a ‘quick fix’: First-year college students’ use of Wikipedia
"first-year students are uncertain about the variety of ways to use information sources like Wikipedia"

http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/5401/5003

NPR Broadcast

Wikipedia At 10: Plenty Of Fans, Even Among Critics
Transcript

http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=132842208
Wikipedia At 10: Plenty Of Fans, Even Among Critics
Listen to the story or download the broadcast.

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/12/132842208/wikipedia-at-10-plenty-of-fans-even-among-critics
Wikipedia Policies Limit Editing Haymarket Bombing
Professor Timothy Messer-Kruse's attempts to edit Haymarket Sq. riot entry

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/03/162203092/wikipedia-politicizes-landmark-historical-event

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Ranking of Wikipedia articles in search engines revisited: Fair ranking for reasonable quality?
"the ranking of Wikipedia articles in search engines is justified"

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1109/1109.0916.pdf
Dynamics of Conflicts in Wikipedia (WP)
Focus: English pages where conflict is about article contnets; less than 1% of WP pages is controversial

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0038869
Edit Wars Reveal The 10 Most Controversial Topics on Wikipedia
"analysis of the most highly contested articles"

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/517101/edit-wars-reveal-the-10-most-controversial-topics-on-wikipedia/
Edit Wars Reveal The 10 Most Controversial Topics on Wikipedia
Full-text article

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1305/1305.5566.pdf
Can History Be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past
Source: The Journal of American History

http://marlajarmer.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Can_History_be_Open_Source.303125452.pdf
Wikipedia and undergraduate research trajectories
"ease of access” is the most important consideration when choosing sources ... followed by the authority/quality of sources"

http://goo.gl/yX4zYc
Wikipedia’s Impact on Students’ Research Behaviors
Infographic supporting article

http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/staff/training/sotl_2014/Wikipedias_Impact_on_Students_Research_Behaviors.pdf
Content Volatility of Scientific Topics in Wikipedia: A Cautionary Tale
"Topics considered politically but not scientifically “controversial” experience more frequent edits with more words changed per

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134454
The Wikipedia Gender Gap Revisited: Characterizing Survey Response Bias with Propensity Score Estimation
"Only 16 percent of the site's volunteer editors identify as female."

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0065782
New publication – Digital Divisions of Labor and Informational Magnetism: Mapping Participation in Wikipedia
Source - Oxford - 1/2 of edits to articles about places on Wikipedia were made (UK, US, FR, DE, IT)

http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/blog/new-publication-digital-divisions-of-labor-and-informational-magnetism-mapping-participation-in-wikipedia/
A systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia
"...presents a systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia."

http://bit.ly/2GIOjw2

Pew Center and Harvard Berkman Center

Wikipedia, Past and Present
"42 percent of all Americans use Wikipedia to look up information"

http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/PIP_Wikipedia.pdf
Pew's Web 2.0 Homepage
Review other "Media Mentions" about Wikipedia

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Wikipedia.aspx
Wikipedia Users (2007)

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2007/Wikipedia-users.aspx
Why Wikipedia Works Really Well in Practice, Just Not in Theory
Why not turn Wikipedia articles into long-term research projects?

http://bigthink.com/videos/the-model-for-wikipedia-is-truly-unique

The Economist and PARC

In praise of Wikipedia: Wiki birthday to you
"For all Wikipedia’s achievements, however, it inspires three worries: ..."

http://www.economist.com/node/17902943
In praise of Wikipedia: Wiki birthday to you
Printer friendly of above

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=17902943
PARC Site Search Query: wikipedia AND "editorial changes"
List of articles about Wikipedia

http://www.parc.com/newsroom/news.html?bio_id=35
User-generated content: Wikipleadia
Wikipedia problems: "elitism; vulnerable to vandalism, accuracy, declining engagement"

www.economist.com/node/17911276
User-generated content: Wikipleadia
Printer friendly of above

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=17911276

Wikipedia Ranking & Search Engine Rankings

Wikipedia Appears On Google’s Page One Only 46% Of Time, Study Shows
Wikipedia appeared on the first page of Google’s search results 46% of the time

http://searchengineland.com/wikipedia-appears-on-googles-page-one-only-46-of-time-study-shows-116060?utm_source=sel&utm_medium=scap&utm_campaign=email
Wikipedia in Search Engine Results Pages
Highlights differences between transactional and informational queries

http://www.conductor.com/blog/2012/03/wikipedia-in-the-serps-appears-on-page-1-for-60-of-informational-34-transactional-queries/
Wikipedia: Page one of Google UK for 99% of searches
"◦Wikipedia is Page One of Google for 99% of searches (of nouns)"

http://www.intelligentpositioning.com/blog/2012/02/wikipedia-page-one-of-google-uk-for-99-of-searches/
Bing, Not Google, Favors Wikipedia More Frequently searching Results [Study]
Wikipedia is returned in Bing for one and 2-word searches showing up a lot more than 90% on-page 1

http://www.dailyblogworld.com/post/seo/bing-not-google-favors-wikipedia-more-frequently-searching-results-study.aspx
Google’s New Algorithm: if ($domain==’wikipedia.org’){$rank=1;}
Google focuses on domain-trusting & rank at the top massive sites that couldn’t be created by spammers.

http://www.thegooglecache.com/white-hat-seo/googles-new-algorithm-ifdomainwikipediaorgrank1/
Top 500 Registered Domains
Note Wikipedia ranking in the top 10.

http://www.seomoz.org/top500
Alexa.com Site Info
"Wikipedia is ranked #6 in the world according to Alexa traffic rankings."

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wikipedia.org

Wikipedia in the Classroom: Pro and Con

Why Wikipedia Does Belong in the Classroom
PRO

http://www.fluency21.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=3045&utm_source=Committed+Sardine+Blog+Update&utm_campaign=710cd02bd7-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email
Why Wikipedia Doesn’t Belong In The Classroom
CON

http://readwrite.com/2012/09/12/why-wikipedia-doesnt-belong-in-the-classroom
Creating Information Literacy and a critical guide for using Wikipedia
"If [students] use Wikipedia, then they must ask themselves these questions ..."

http://www.llrx.com/features/wikipedia-and-information-literacy.htm
Writing for the World: Wikipedia as an Introduction to Academic Writing
Link this article to data on who submits article to Wikipedia

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ914884.pdf
Is Wikipedia a Trustworthy Academic Resource? Scientists Think So
"Open-source resource can be used academically with some help from digital literacy standards."

https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2017/12/wikipedia-trustworthy-academic-resource-scientists-think-so
Using Wikipedia in an Academic Setting Infographic
"With that being said, Wikipedia should never be used as a source directly. It can be used as a starting point and a research po

https://elearninginfographics.com/using-wikipedia-academic-setting-infographic/
The 6 Online Research Skills Your Students Need
"Students should focus on the sources cited in a Wikipedia article & ensure these sources are legitimate."

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/6-online-research-skills-your-students-need/
The top 10 Internet sources college students use for writing may depress you
Wikipedia #1 - "The site still is not the best choice when it comes to citations."

https://www.educationdive.com/news/the-top-10-internet-sources-college-students-use-for-writing-may-depress-yo/88176/

WikiWarMonitor

Wiki War Monitor Homepage
Project aim: "locate, rank, characterise, predict and find ways to resolve Wikipedia edit warrings."

http://wwm.phy.bme.hu/
Top 100 Controversial English Language Topics

http://wwm.phy.bme.hu/Top100/top100_en_wiki.txt

The Wikipedian

The Wikipedian
blog about Wikipedia written specifically for the non-insider — the non-Wikipedian.

http://thewikipedian.net
About the Wikipedian
Written by an active editor on the English Wikipedia, who contributes primarily as User:WWB

http://thewikipedian.net/about/

Evaluation of Wikipedia Content

Wikipedia and Information Literacy: Step 5 to Information Literacy
If students use Wikipedia, they must ...

http://www.llrx.com/features/wikipedia-and-information-literacy.htm

Britannica and Wikipedia

Assessing Wikipedia's Accuracy
Audio file: "Nature reporter Mark Peplow discusses the Nature survey."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5055388
Fatally Flawed
"Refuting the recent study on encyclopedic accuracy by the journal Nature" (March 2006)

http://corporate.britannica.com/britannica_nature_response.pdf
Special Report Internet encyclopaedias go head to head
Nature 438, 900-901 (15 December 2005)

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html
Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica
The Nature study review scientific term entries.

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038_3-5997332.html
Wikipedia & Britannica: A Comparison

http://www.nmc.edu/library/how/pathfinders/Wikipedia%20and%20Britannica.pdf
Which Has More Bias? Wikipedia or the Encyclopædia Britannica
"In almost all cases, Wikipedia was more left-leaning than Britannica."

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7689.html

Criticism and Limitations

A False Wikipedia Biography by John Seigenthaler
USA Today Editorial

http://tinyurl.com/cyogx
Congressman`s Wikipedia Entry Mixes Fact and Fiction

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/07/congressmans_wikipedia_entry_m.html
Fatally Flawed (Britannica)
Britannica Response to Nature Article

http://corporate.britannica.com/britannica_nature_response.pdf
Nobody`s Safe in Cyber Space (Stalking and Wikipedia)
"Wikipedia has become a site where people fight culture wars."

http://www.brooklynrail.org/2008/06/express/nobodys-safe-in-cyber-space
The Right Way To Fix Inaccurate Wikipedia Articles
Looks at false information on U.S. Congressman, Steve La Tourette

http://searchengineland.com/070807-085103.php
Why Does Wikipedia Suck on Science?
Wikipedia "suck[s] when it comes to science topics."

http://epidemix.org/blog/?p=72
Wikipedia hit by identity crisis as student admits posing as professor

http://tinyurl.com/59n6lo
Wikipedia Senior Editor Scandal!

http://www.threadwatch.org/node/12942
Wikipedia Tries Approval System to Reduce Vandalism on Pages
"delay changes from appearing until someone in authority (a designated checker) has verified that the changes are not vandalism"

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/wikipedia-tries-approval-system-to-reduce-vandalism-on-pages/
Understanding Students Who Were ‘Born Digital’
"[K]ids assume that the Wikipedia is a credible source of information and that all entries are accurate."

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/02/digital
Wikipedia May Restrict Public’s Ability to Change Entries
New York Times article

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/wikipedia-may-restrict-publics-ability-to-change-entries/
Internet Accuracy: Is Information on the Web Reliable
Source: CQ Researcher

http://www.cqpress.com/docs/CQ_Researcher_V18-27_Internet_Accuracy.pdf
Using sources: A guide for students: Find it - Check it - Credit it
UK government source: Wikipedia "may not [be] necessarily be authoritative or accurate."

http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/files/2009-12-24-plagiarism-students.pdf?Itemid=112
Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia
"Qworty’s edits undermine our faith in this great project."

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/revenge_ego_and_the_corruption_of_wikipedia/

Google and Wikipedia Connection

96.6% of Wikipedia Pages Rank in Google’s Top 10
June 26th, 2007 blog post

http://www.thegooglecache.com/white-hat-seo/966-of-wikipedia-pages-rank-in-googles-top-10/
Expand Customer Relationships As Search Engines Evolve User Experience
``Microsoft Live Search expanded the description that appears below Wikipedia results.``

http://searchengineland.com/080530-195700.php
Google’s New Algorithm: if($domain==’wikipedia.org’){$rank=1;}
``Are single Wikipedia entries receiving the benefit of the doubt by Google’s algorithm because of the strength of the domain?``

http://www.thegooglecache.com/white-hat-seo/googles-new-algorithm-ifdomainwikipediaorgrank1/
Wikipedia U. S. Traffic Growth
Provides % of referrals from Google

http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/pr/pr_080514.pdf
Wikipedia: The Barry Bonds of Search Results (Wikipedia: Fraudulent or Ignorant)
``More than 95% of all Wikipedia entries rank in the top ten results on Google for their respective topics``

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/wikipedia-the-barry-bonds-of-search-results/5938/
Wikipedia: Page one of Google UK for 99% of searches
"Wikipedia is Page One of Google for 99% of searches (of nouns)"

http://www.intelligentpositioning.com/blog/2012/02/wikipedia-page-one-of-google-uk-for-99-of-searches/

Statistics on Wikipedia Updates and Who is Editing Wikipedia

Wikirage
``lists the pages in Wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time``

http://www.wikirage.com/
WikiScanner
``traces millions of Wikipedia entries to their corporate sources``

http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/
Wired Magazines list of Salacious Edits

http://wired.reddit.com/wikidgame/?s=top
Vote On the Most Shameful Wikipedia Spin Jobs -- UPDATED

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/vote-on-the-top.html#submit
Wikipedia and Wikidata Realtime Edit Stats
Wikipedia edits: bots V humans; anonymous humans V logged-in humans

http://wikipedia-edits.herokuapp.com/

Wikiality, WikiTust and Wikitruth

Epistemology and the Wikipedia
"An empirical assessment of its reliability reveals that it varies widely from topic to topic."

http://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/bitstream/1951/42589/3/wiki-na-cap.pdf
Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth
"Why the online encyclopedia’s epistemology should worry those who care about traditional notions of accuracy."

https://www.technologyreview.com/web/21558/
Wikitruth through Wikiorder
"Wiki-dispute resolution ignores the content of user disputes, instead focusing on user conduct."

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1354424
Wikitruth through Wikiorder
Hoffman PPT

http://sites.kauffman.org/ksli/resources/7-1%20Hoffman%20-%20Wikitruth%20Through%20Wikiorder.PPT
Stephen Colbert Causes Chaos on Wikipedia, Gets Blocked from Site
Wikiality - "If your make something up and enough people agree with you, it becomes reality."

http://spring.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/01/307864-stephen-colbert-causes-chaos-on-wikipedia-gets-blocked-from-site
Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text
"WikiTrust: based on a simple concept: The longer information persists on the page, the more accurate it’s likely to be."

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/wikitrust/

Steven Colbert Videos on Wikiality

Wikiality
"On Wikipedia, we can create a reality that we can all agree on -- the reality we just agreed on."

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/72347/july-31-2006/the-word---wikiality
Wikilobbying
Wikipedia as a trusted resource

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/81454/january-29-2007/the-word---wikilobbying

WikiTrust

Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text
Wired Science article

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/wikitrust/
WikiTrust
"WikiTrust: an author reputation system, and a text trust system, for wikis."

http://wikitrust.soe.ucsc.edu/index.php/Main_Page
UCSC Wiki Lab
Old WikiTrust site

http://trust.cse.ucsc.edu/

Wikipedia and the Law

Wikipedia Wins Dismissal of Baseless Defamation Claims
"federal law immunizes the Wikimedia Foundation from liability for statements made by its users"

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/wikipedia-wins-dismissal-baseless-defamation-claim
47:230 Protection for Private Blocking and Screening of Offensive Material
Protection for ``Good Samaritan``:Treatment of publisher of information provided by another information content provider

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/230.html
Wikipedia in Court: When and How Citing Wikipedia and Other Consensus Websites is Appropriate
"examines the controversy and the history of Wikipedia in court opinions"

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1502759
In Defense of Wikipedia (Law Library Journal, Vol. 100, No. 3, 2008)
"Wikipedia can be used to help teach the importance of evaluating sources"

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1122602
The Citation of Wikipedia in Judicial Opinions
"Courts taken judicial notice of Wikipedia content" ... "examines every U.S. judicial opinion that cites a Wikipedia entry."

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1272437

Wikipedia Search Engine

Top 10 Ways to Search Wikipedia
Wikipedia Search Engines

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_ways_to_search_wikipedia.php
Wikiwix

http://www.wikiwix.com/?lang=en
Similpedia
"find relevant English Wikipedia articles that have similar content to a blog, news article, or an entire web page"

http://www.similpedia.org/

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