Sincerest apologies if this has gone out before; I seem to be having trouble getting it to go through. Dear AoIRers, I'm working on a project looking at open content/collaborative reference sites, namely English-language dictionaries, such as Urban Dictionary and Wiktionary. Two questions: 1. Does anyone know of other such online dictionaries, which allow users themselves to define the entries? (I've googled fruitlessly.) 2. Does anyone have any references (articles, chapters, etc.) about collaborative reference projects? More specifically about the possibilities they pose for "democratization" (buzzword) of knowledge/language? I can take responses off-list. Thanks, Lauren ps - If there's something I'm missing here about the difference between "collaborative," "open content," and "wiki" (aside from the fact that the latter is branded), I'd also be grateful for terminological clarification! ---- Lauren Squires Linguistics Program University of Virginia *** http://polyglotconspiracy.net