Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 19, No. 392.
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Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:05:42 +0000
From: Mark Horney <mhorney_at_darkwing.uoregon.edu>
Subject: Re: 19.388 Wikipedia
Isn't this:
>Thus, what is useful about the articles on Wikipedia is that they
>introduce you to vocabulary which you did not know exist (and had no
>good/easy/convenient way of finding before), provide some basic links
>to get you started on web resources, and give you enough context so
>that you actually have a clue how to structure a keyword search to
>find out more about it.
pretty much what any encyclopedia is good for?
Mark Horney, Ph.D.
Center for Advanced Technology in Education
University of Oregon
mhorney_at_uoregon.edu
541-346-2679
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