Free and open to the public.
A reception will follow.
Is Wikipedia reliable?
What authority does it have?
What does “collective authorship” mean?
Should faculty allow students to use Wikipedia as a resource?
What fields does Wikipedia cover best?
Does Wikipedia have a political bias?
Can Wikipedia be exploited by commercial or marketing interest?
Join our panel as it discusses these and other issues related to one of the most popular and controversial sites on the Web. Our panelists are scheduled to include:
Roy Rosenzweig, Professor of History, George Mason University.
Lucretia McCulley, Head of Outreach and Instruction Services, University of Richmond Libraries.
Marcus Messner, School of Communications, University of Miami
Marshall Poe, a consultant and writer, focusing on the Internet. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, including a piece in 2006 on the history of Wikipedia. Poe is currently writing a book about the Internet called “Everyone Knows Everything.”
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