Re: [VuFind-General] FW: Wikipedia links

[Eoghan Ó C. <eog...@gm...>]

Hi,
We disabled Wikipedia articles, not because of concerns about it as a
source, but because of false matches, e.g. this is not the Austin Clarke
that I was looking for:
http://vufind.org/demo/Author/Home?author=Clarke%2C%20Austin%2C%201896-1974.


The National Library of Australia use content provided by the Australian
Dictionary of Biography:
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=author:%22Cook,%20James,%201728-1779%22&iknowwhatimean=1

Eoghan

On 21 September 2010 09:13, Stewart Brownrigg <S.J...@ke...>wrote:

> Good day all,
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> Please see the attached question.  Are other UK Universities having this
> problem?
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> Our academics want the Wikipedia links withdrawn for author bios., because
> they think we are setting a bad example.  They do not want to encourage
> their students to use Wikipedia as a source.
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> Many thanks,
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> Stewart
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> --
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> Stewart J Brownrigg, Library Systems Officer
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> S20 Cornwallis South, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NF, UK
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> +44(0)1227 823621 (824243 fax); S.J...@ke...
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> *From:* Jason Harper
> *Sent:* 20 September 2010 17:53
> *To:* Stewart Brownrigg
> *Subject:* Wikipedia links
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> Stewart,
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> [Academic-related staff] are causing a lot of trouble over the Wikipedia
> entries for author biogs.  They have emailed academics and prompted them to
> call for its withdrawal.  Are other UK university libraries using this
> functionality?
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> Thanks,
>
> Jason
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>
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