gib65 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Is there an online science encyclopedia? I'm thinking something similar to the philosophy encyclopedia at http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj47 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 http://www.wisci.org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib65 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thanks for the link, but the one problem I'm trying to avoid is websites that are edittable by the general public. I need a credible website that I can link to from my website, one that can't be tampered with by just anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDP Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 The very serious journal Nature found that Wikipedia was as accurate as Encyclopedia Britannica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV8 2XL Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Which is what? A pat to Wikipedia - or a slap to Britannica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDP Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 wow that must be a bitchslap to all the people who have worked on britannica over the centuries. in a VERY short time wikipedia has caught up with them and will probably surpass soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib65 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 The very serious journal Nature[/i'] found that Wikipedia was as accurate as Encyclopedia Britannica. Is that so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Is that so? Indeed, Britannica are NOT happy... http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/mg19025452.400.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib65 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 The question remains: to trust neither or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Journals and text books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDP Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Is that so? Yes; http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html But the best is probably NOT to rely on any enclypedia for serious researches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 WiSci is currently developing a peer-review policy to use for accuracy concerns, although we only have about 200 articles at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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