Making Wikis Work for Scholars Inside Higher Ed (Apr 28)
Can there be anyone who doesn't use Wikipedia occassionally for a quick answer? Certainly most students do.
"For all the hand-wringing over whether Wikipedia is a legitimate source for completing college assignments, some professors are quietly incorporating it into their classrooms and even their research. Others, noting features of the Web site that contribute to inaccuracies and shortchange the value of expertise, are building variations on the model that are more amenable to academics and to peer review."
This article mentions some other projects:
+ Citizendium where contributors must use real names and where experts will do reviews and possibly freeze an article.
+ Scholarpedia where experts will write the articles