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{{cquote|As a Library Science graduate student, I did my Thesis on Wikipedia, arguing that resistance to Wikipedia was counterproductive, disingenuous, and self-defeating to the profession, and that ignoring Wikipedia as a resource was to ignore the very best source of quick information anywhere. This was in 2007, and I think that time has borne me out. As an information professional, Wikipedia is often a place I look first when I need to figure out where to look for more comprehensive, authoritative information. I don't cite it, but I sure use it a lot! }} |
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{{cquote|The web has changed all of our lives profoundly and in ways that we could never have imagined, much less foreseen. I'm 72 years old and even though I began programming at Duke University in 1958, did early work with DARPA, worked with CERN in the late 60's through mid '70's, every day I am amazed at the research I can do and the knowledge that is available to me on the web and in particular on Wikipedia. When I Google a subject, the first thing I look for is what Wikipedia has to say. If you don't have the references that I can check - you say so - but more often than not you do have them. You are just an incredibly valuable resource. Thank you. }} |
{{cquote|The web has changed all of our lives profoundly and in ways that we could never have imagined, much less foreseen. I'm 72 years old and even though I began programming at Duke University in 1958, did early work with DARPA, worked with CERN in the late 60's through mid '70's, every day I am amazed at the research I can do and the knowledge that is available to me on the web and in particular on Wikipedia. When I Google a subject, the first thing I look for is what Wikipedia has to say. If you don't have the references that I can check - you say so - but more often than not you do have them. You are just an incredibly valuable resource. Thank you. }} |
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Wikipedia is Changing Lives
Here are just a few of the amazing stories that our users shared with us. We thank them for their willingness to tell their story about Wikipedia.
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