Technology & Nature in New England

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

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This video by the North Carolina State University Libraries shows the guidelines, basis, and accuracy of Wikipedia. This video neither praises nor scorns Wikipedia, much like Wikipedia's goal for unbiased articles. I think the video shows that wikipedia is also a secondary source, much like any encyclopedia. Even though it is more prone to biased opinions, the information is usually sound.  Wikipedia has had, and will have, a great impact on study because of the accessibility of the information and it's numerous articles about everything.

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