Free editable encyclopedia not sole stop
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- Free editable encyclopedia not sole stop
- Whose facts to use?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
- Comments on: Microsoft: New Live Search ‘as good as Google’
- Defining a word: Jamestown’s ‘charrette’
Free editable encyclopedia not sole stop
SUU Journal nline – Sep 27, 2007
jpg” >Wikipedia: the very name rings dangerous in the ears of researchers academics and yes even students. With professors’ policies moving strongly against using the freely editable encyclopedia students have had to rethink their research policies. After all Wikipedia is free and easy to use so why not use it when writing papers?There are good reasons though: Wikipedia is not by necessity a fully accurate resource as it is editable by literally anybody and everybody with an Internet connection. Really though is it so bad? Well yes it’s no good for citing in a research study but it’s not totally worthless. Wikipedia presents a valuable resource for beginning the study of a number of topics… jpg” >Wikipedia: the very name rings dangerous in the ears of researchers academics and yes even students. With professors’ policies moving strongly against using the freely editable encyclopedia students have had to rethink their research policies. After all Wikipedia is free and easy to use so why not use it when writing papers?There are good reasons though: Wikipedia is not by necessity a fully accurate resource as it is editable by literally anybody and everybody with an Internet connection. Really though is it so bad? Well yes it’s no good for citing in a research study but it’s not totally worthless. Wikipedia presents a valuable resource for beginning the study of a number of topics. A well-written article on the encyclopedia will include at the very least basic information on the topic. But beyond the initial research we can perform with the site our favorite Wiki – a term that Wikipedia defines as “a medium which can be edited by anyone with access to it and provides an easy method for linking from one page to another” – presents many academic opportunities.
Whose facts to use?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Free with registration – Machine Design – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 27, 2007
I find it funny that in your editorial (”Greenhouse gas or just hot air?” Aug. 9) you rant about misapplying math and then you proceed to show us a fantastic example by doing it yourself. You mention a Wikipedia article on atmospheric carbon dioxide that says total of all man-made C[. 2] emissions account for only 5% and that the other 95% of emissions are natural. Unfortunately you fail to appreciate the significance of what the article mentions next: “These natural sources… I find it funny that in your editorial (”Greenhouse gas or just hot air?” Aug. 9) you rant about misapplying math and then you proceed to show us a fantastic example by doing it yourself. You mention a Wikipedia article on atmospheric carbon dioxide that says total of all man-made C[. 2] emissions account for only 5% and that the other 95% of emissions are natural.
Comments on: Microsoft: New Live Search ‘as good as Google’
Register – Sep 27, 2007
Comedy aside a few test searches on fairly generic words (like ‘register’ in fact) on both engines seems to suggest Google results are still much more meaningful. I don’t think Microsoft are quite there yet. Wikipedia By Ian Ferguson Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 10:11 GMTAnother observation – Google appears to place far more faith in Wikipedia than MSN – for many words the wikipedia result is in the top three for Google but not visible in the first page for MSN. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing or a good thing. just an observation.
Defining a word: Jamestown’s ‘charrette’
Jamestown Press – Sep 27, 2007
This workshop is in preparation for the upcoming design charrette in ctober. I’ve been asked more than once “What is a charrette?” Here’s the answer: The French word charrette is defined as an intense period of design activity. The online Wikipedia states that “charrette may refer to any collaborative session in which a group of designers drafts a solution to a design problem. While the structure of a charrette varies depending on the design problem and the individuals in the group charrettes often take place in multiple sessions in which the group divides into sub-groups. Each sub-group then presents its work to the full group as material for future dialogue. Such charrettes serve as a way of quickly generating a design solution while integrating the aptitudes and interests of a diverse group of people. ” Relating to what is happening in Jamestown the Wikipedia says “charrettes take place in many disciplines including urban planning… Each sub-group then presents its work to the full group as material for future dialogue. Such charrettes serve as a way of quickly generating a design solution while integrating the aptitudes and interests of a diverse group of people. ” Relating to what is happening in Jamestown the Wikipedia says “charrettes take place in many disciplines including urban planning. In urban planning the charrette has become a technique for consulting with all stakeholders. Such charrettes typically involve intense possibly multi-day meetings involving municipal officials developers and residents. ” As for the history of the word Wikipedia notes it originates “from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the nineteenth century the word charrette is from the French for “cart” or “chariot. ” Student architects still working furiously at the very last minute on the grand illustrations that were their design presentations literally while in the school cart (”en charrette”) as it was wheeled through the streets of Paris on its way for submission to their professors.
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