Blogging Librarian

Just read on the Encyclopaedia Britannica blog that they have decided to move their entire works into a wiki platform.

Very interesting news indeed! I think Encyclopaedia Britannica is getting a little worried about the increasing influence of Wikipedia although many academic institutions still disallow its use for citation purposes in the students’ papers.

For me, I actually use Wikipedia quite a bit when I’m providing advisory service. I use it as my preliminary search, but then branch off to look for relevant information through our books, e-resources and the Web.

Well, will definitely keep an eye open for the Encyclopaedia Britannica wiki.