History of Wikipedia

'The Hive,' written by Marshall Poe in the September issue of The Atlantic Monthly, provides a brief history of the men behind Wikipedia- Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger. The article addresses some of the trials they faced as they attempted to create a 'volunteer-built' online encyclopedia. A wiki is a 'web site that allows multiple users to create, edit, and hyperlink pages.' Poe chronicles the growth of Wikipedia from 2001 to present. Of particular value is the discussion on how Wikipedia redefines truth, suggesting that the community decides what is true by consensus.

Hm, we could enter into an interesting discussion over the impact of postmodern thought on library services...I have an article about a postmodern approach to reference librarianship if anyone is interested. Basically, this approach asks the librarian to shed their authoritative role and join the patron in a journey of discovery.