Accuracy and quality in historical representation: Wikipedia, textbooks and the Investiture Controversy

Wikipedia’s popularity is unquestioned, but a perceived lack of accuracy and reliability in articles on historical topics prevents historians from embracing it more fully. This article argues that accuracy may be only one component of overall quality. While Wikipedia may have demonstrable shortcomin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David G Halsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2013-10-01
Series:Digital Medievalist
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Online Access:https://journal.digitalmedievalist.org/articles/50