April 7, 2006
'Encyclopaedia Britannica' Assails Article That Put It on a Par With Wikipedia
"NATURE" UNDER ATTACK: Encyclopaedia Britannica last month launched a broadside at the journal Nature for its claim that the storied reference tool is only slightly more reliable than the upstart (and free) online encyclopedia called Wikipedia. The British journal says it stands by that assessment.
The fuss over facts started in December, when Nature published a news story purporting to assess the accuracy of Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia. Staff members at the journal selected
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