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[pcplantdb] BBC NEWS | Technology | Wikipedia survives research test

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
To: Permaculture Plant Database <pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [pcplantdb] BBC NEWS | Technology | Wikipedia survives research test
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:11:51 -0500

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4530930.stm>
BBC NEWS | Technology | Wikipedia survives research test

Last Updated: Thursday, 15 December 2005, 10:42 GMT

Wikipedia survives research test

The free online resource Wikipedia is about as accurate on science as the
Encyclopedia Britannica, a study shows.

The British journal Nature examined a range of scientific entries on both works of reference and found few differences in accuracy.

Wikipedia is produced by volunteers, who add entries and edit any page.

[pcplantdb] BBC NEWS | Technology | Wikipedia survives research test, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 12/15/2005