Greetings:
With the internet, I often raise the issue to the patrons of where does the authority of the information lie regarding issues such as credibility, currency, and reliability. While I love Wikipedia as a starting point, the article link here shows that a hacker's program has pinpointed origins of Wikipedia edits to indicate that alterations to the popular online encyclopedia have come from the CIA and the Vatican, as well as from politicians making their entries more flattering.
Check out the story from the Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/CIA-and-Vatican-edit-Wikipedia-entries/2007/08/18/1186857828993.html
Thank you.
Scott Burgh
Chief Law Librarian
City of Chicago Department of Law Library
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