Who’s afraid of Wikipedia?Who’s afraid of Wikipedia?Research on the World Wide Web

Zie-ziks….(not zeeziks)

Used to be a health spa

Is now a research facility run by several California State Universities

Did I find this in:A: the Encyclopedia Britannica OnlineB: Wikipedia

WIKIPEDIA!!!

OK, but is this all there is? OK, but is this all there is?

OOHH…a link…

That takes us here:That takes us here:

ANOTHER LINK!!

…and here we are, at the Desert Studies Center in Zzyzx, California.

OK…which site do we cite?A:Wikipedia

B:The Desert Studies Center?

THIS

ONE!!!

What about Encyclopedia Britannica Online? (which I pay for..)

What about Encyclopedia Britannica Online? (which I pay for..)

Encarta and Zzyzx…Encarta and Zzyzx…

Guess where they send you?

That’s for local stuff. What about…Zaparos?

That’s for local stuff. What about…Zaparos?

• So…Where are we going to get information about Zaparos?

A: The Encyclopedia Britannica Online

B: Wikipedia

Uhmm….Uhmm….

Gue

ss

Not

Will Wiki have it? Will Wiki have it?

Yep.There it is.

It’s a language!It’s a language!

So, we go to external links….So, we go to external links….

Right here..

And we get this:And we get this:

And this: And this:

What sites do we cite?What sites do we cite?

• Can we find the author?

• Do we know who published the site?

• Do we know when it was published?

• Has it been updated since 1995?

• Do all the links work?

.edu…that’s good.

It’s a university library. That’s better.

BUT…..

These links don’t work,

AND…

It was last updated in 2003?

What about this one? What about this one?

OR this one? OR this one?

доверие, но проверяетдоверие, но проверяет

•Trust……

•But verify.