Internet in Medicine University Course: Wikipedia and Medical Wikis October 26, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Medicine 2.0 Course, Slideshow, Video, Web 2.0, Wiki, Wikipedia.trackback
The 4th week of the Internet in Medicine university accredited course was focusing on Medical wikis and Wikipedia.
First slideshow on medical wikis.
- We need wikis for collaboration, teaching, organizing events, etc.
- Definition and history of Wiki
- Wikis in plain English:
- Medical wikis, featuring two examples: Askdrwiki and Radiopaedia
- How to launch a wiki on Wetpaint
- Semantic Wikis? Wikiproteins
- Classification of diseases, WHO project using a wiki in ICD classification
- 3D Wiki = Second Life?
Take-home message:
If you want to share and create content online, a wiki is a great tool to use.
I’ve been a Wikipedia administrator since 2006 so this topic is really close to my heart. Second slideshow is dedicated to Wikipedia issues.
- Facebook + Google + Flickr (=) Wikipedia
- How to build an encyclopedia? Pay professionals? Certainly not.
- I believe in the power of masses.
- Wikipedia statistics, history (Larry Sanger, Jimmy Wales)
- 10 most visited websites in the world: Wikipedia is the 6th one.
- Why is Wikipedia great? (Free, fast, comprehensive, discussions, easy to edit, objective, etc)
- Why it isn’t great. (Almost the same reasons)
- Vandalism and how we fight it: Huggle
- Basics of editing an article; page history, talk pages
- A Wikipedia article minute by minute:
- Basic guidelines: Be bold, objective, no hoax, don’t copy and notability issues
- 10+8 Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia
- A few controversies (Seigenthaler in 2005; Congress in 2006; Essjay in 2007)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica vs Wikipedia; my analysis
- Medical Wikiproject, Medicine Portal, article assessment
- Editing process: from a Good Article to a Featured Article
- Sister projects
- Uncyclopedia
Take-home message:
Wikipedia is a great place to start your research, but should never be the last source you finish your research with.
Lectures this semester:
- Internet in Medicine University Course: A New Beginning
- Internet in Medicine University Course: Medical blogging
- Internet in Medicine University Course: RSS and Twitter
Wikipedia is a great resource, yet it has made some people very lazy about their research or their trust level.
Although I do have to admit that having access to wiki I am free to look up anything that catches my inerest.
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