sometimes it is good to be a member of more than one discussion list ! best Niels W.L. member of Air-l, Jesse-list and ph.d. design list -----Original Message----- From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum on behalf of Sloan, Bernie Sent: Wed 12/14/2005 10:24 PM To: JESSE@LISTSERV.UTK.EDU Subject: Wikipedia vs Britannica The following interesting item was forwarded to me by a colleague (Sharon Stoerger): Giles, Jim. Internet encyclopaedias go head to head. Nature. Published online: 14 December 2005; | doi:10.1038/438900a http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html "Jimmy Wales' Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds." Bernie Sloan Senior Information Systems Consultant Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois 616 E. Green Street, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820-5752 Phone: (217) 333-4895 Fax: (217) 265-0454 E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu