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[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiBooks] is a service created by the WikiMedia Foundation (the same group who maintains Wikipedia) as an environment for collaboratively authoring and sharing open-content textbooks. See the [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:What_is_Wikibooks about page] on the [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiBooks site] for more information. | [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiBooks] is a service created by the WikiMedia Foundation (the same group who maintains Wikipedia) as an environment for collaboratively authoring and sharing open-content textbooks. See the [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:What_is_Wikibooks about page] on the [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiBooks site] for more information. | ||
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| + | =Benefits= | ||
| + | Creating and sharing a book on WikiBooks has the following benefits: | ||
| + | *Easy distribution and access | ||
| + | *Easy collaboration in the MediaWiki authoring environment (the same software Wikipedia uses) | ||
| + | *High visibility (since the WikiBooks site is heavily trafficked) | ||
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| + | =Limitations and Potential Concerns= | ||
| + | Utilizing this resource may pose a few limitations and concerns, depending upon a variety of factors: | ||
| + | *Authors do not maintain copyright of materials, since all content is released under a [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License Creative Commons ShareAlike] license | ||
| + | *Anyone can edit or contribute to pages, even against the authors' desires | ||
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| + | =Other Alternatives= | ||
| + | [[Google Knol]] | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 20 April 2011
WikiBooks is a service created by the WikiMedia Foundation (the same group who maintains Wikipedia) as an environment for collaboratively authoring and sharing open-content textbooks. See the about page on the WikiBooks site for more information.
Benefits
Creating and sharing a book on WikiBooks has the following benefits:
- Easy distribution and access
- Easy collaboration in the MediaWiki authoring environment (the same software Wikipedia uses)
- High visibility (since the WikiBooks site is heavily trafficked)
Limitations and Potential Concerns
Utilizing this resource may pose a few limitations and concerns, depending upon a variety of factors:
- Authors do not maintain copyright of materials, since all content is released under a Creative Commons ShareAlike license
- Anyone can edit or contribute to pages, even against the authors' desires
