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Here is some interesting reading pertaining to wiki, with particular emphasis on their relation to science (in chronological order) | Here is some interesting reading pertaining to wiki, with particular emphasis on their relation to science (in chronological order): | ||
==2005== | ==2005== | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/438548a Declan Butler "Science in the web age: Joint efforts", Nature '''438''' pp. 548-549 1 December (2005)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/438548a Declan Butler "Science in the web age: Joint efforts", Nature '''438''' pp. 548-549 1 December (2005)] | ||
<blockquote>"Yet scientists are largely being left behind in this second revolution, as they are proving slow to adopt many of the latest technologies that could help them communicate online more rapidly and collaboratively than they do now."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Yet scientists are largely being left behind in this second revolution, as they are proving slow to adopt many of the latest technologies that could help them communicate online more rapidly and collaboratively than they do now."</blockquote> | ||
==2007== | ==2007== | ||
*[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/26711 Martin Griffiths "Talking physics in the social Web", Physics World '''20''' January pp. 24-28 (2007)] | *[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/26711 Martin Griffiths "Talking physics in the social Web", Physics World '''20''' January pp. 24-28 (2007)] | ||
*[http://arxiv.org/abs/cs.DL/0702140 Dennis M. Wilkinson, Bernardo A. Huberman "Assessing the Value of Coooperation in Wikipedia", arxiv.org/abs/cs.DL/0702140] | *[http://arxiv.org/abs/cs.DL/0702140 Dennis M. Wilkinson, Bernardo A. Huberman "Assessing the Value of Coooperation in Wikipedia", arxiv.org/abs/cs.DL/0702140] | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/news070226-6 Philip Ball "The more, the wikier", Nature news 27 February | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/news070226-6 Philip Ball "The more, the wikier", Nature news 27 February 2007] | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm0307-231 Brandon Keim "WikiMedia", Nature Medicine '''13''' pp. 231-233 (2007)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm0307-231 Brandon Keim "WikiMedia", Nature Medicine '''13''' pp. 231-233 (2007)] | ||
<blockquote>"Uneasy with information websites policed by people with little expertise, scientists are creating their own online encyclopedias"</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Uneasy with information websites policed by people with little expertise, scientists are creating their own online encyclopedias"</blockquote> | ||
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==2008== | ==2008== | ||
*[http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/wikipedia-community-publishing.html Tim O’Reilly "Wikipedia: A community of editors or a community of authors?", January 3 | *[http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/wikipedia-community-publishing.html Tim O’Reilly "Wikipedia: A community of editors or a community of authors?", January 3 2008] | ||
<blockquote>"This is why publishers should be studying Wikipedia (and YouTube, and Google) -- because they are all showing us the new face of publishing. At their heart, they involve new means of content creation yes, but more profoundly, they involve new means of curation. Wikipedia creates a context within which authors can exercise their skills, displaying their knowledge and their passion. Yes, it allows for collaborative creation, and that's good."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"This is why publishers should be studying Wikipedia (and YouTube, and Google) -- because they are all showing us the new face of publishing. At their heart, they involve new means of content creation yes, but more profoundly, they involve new means of curation. Wikipedia creates a context within which authors can exercise their skills, displaying their knowledge and their passion. Yes, it allows for collaborative creation, and that's good."</blockquote> | ||
*[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=science-2-point-0-great-new-tool-or-great-risk&page=1 M. Mitchell Waldrop "Science 2.0: Great New Tool, or Great Risk?", Scientific American January 9 (2008)] | *[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=science-2-point-0-great-new-tool-or-great-risk&page=1 M. Mitchell Waldrop "Science 2.0: Great New Tool, or Great Risk?", Scientific American January 9 (2008)] | ||
<blockquote>"...Web-based "Science 2.0" is not only more collegial than the traditional variety, but considerably more productive."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"...Web-based "Science 2.0" is not only more collegial than the traditional variety, but considerably more productive."</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>"Web 2.0 fits so perfectly with the way science works, it's not whether the transition will happen but how fast".</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Web 2.0 fits so perfectly with the way science works, it's not whether the transition will happen but how fast".</blockquote> | ||
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1312 Declan Butler "Publish in Wikipedia or perish", Nature News 16 December (2008)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1312 Declan Butler "Publish in Wikipedia or perish", Nature News 16 December (2008)] | ||
:"Anyone submitting to a section of the journal RNA Biology will, in the future, be required to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. The journal will then peer review the page before publishing it in Wikipedia." | :"Anyone submitting to a section of the journal RNA Biology will, in the future, be required to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. The journal will then peer review the page before publishing it in Wikipedia." | ||
==2009== | ==2009== | ||
*[http://arXiv.org/abs/0902.3439 Carl McBride "wikiFactor: a measure of the importance of a wiki site", arXiv:0902.3439 19 Feb (2009)] | *[http://arXiv.org/abs/0902.3439 Carl McBride "wikiFactor: a measure of the importance of a wiki site", arXiv:0902.3439 19 Feb (2009)] | ||
*[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/38904 Michael Nielsen "Doing science in the open", physicsworld.com May 1, (2009)] | *[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/38904 Michael Nielsen "Doing science in the open", physicsworld.com May 1, (2009)] | ||
<blockquote>"Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration"</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration"</blockquote> | ||
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