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Sign of the times: Microsoft Encarta soon to disappear?

March 31, 2009 – 7:27 am

From the Ars Technica blog, it seems Microsoft Encarta is about to go. It would seem changing attitudes towards traditional reference material are behind the decision. The likes of Wikipedia seem more relevant to more and more users now. When I first read the post, I was a bit surprised that Encarta […]

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On the credibility of information sources

March 15, 2007 – 1:24 pm

Wikipedia has been the topic of much discussion in the office recently and it was interesting for me to see it as the centre of discussion on another mailing list that I am a member of. Essentially, someone had asked for comments/information about Wikipedia’s editorial policy and this led to some quite active discussion. […]

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