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The NIH was to host a [url="http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/NIH_and_WMF_announce_first_WP_Academy_July_2009"]"Wikipedia Academy,"[/url] at which NIH researchers would learn how to contribute to Wikipedia. Video of the event will put online for other researchers across the country -- thereby hopefully increasingly the accuracy of health information available online. The two organizations believe collaboration "will begin what is hoped to be a long-term dialogue aimed at improving public knowledge about health, science, and medicine."

A good idea, but I wonder if there will be a lot of takers, considering the demands on researchers' time is so high already. Would you consider being a volunteer contributor to Wikipedia? Is this a good way to improve public knowledge about health, science and medicine?


-Alla Katsnelson, news editor, [i]The Scientist[/i]
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I would only qualify to contribute in VERY limited areas but, that said, yes, I would do it. ]]> http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2817.page http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2817.page GMT http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2819.page http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2819.page GMT http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2824.page http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2824.page GMT http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2868.page http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/preList/553/2868.page GMT