On 5/14/07, Brenndorfer, Thomas <tbrenndorfer_at_library.guelph.on.ca> wrote:
> The recent announcement of an Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org
> <http://www.eol.org/> ) struck a few chords with me in terms of an
> analogous approach to a bibliographic universe of catalog records-the
> catalog source that everyone can use.
So far, I see no actual result.
Wikipedia, like eBay, has a critical mass for network effect.
Projects like WikiNews have failed to attract input-- why should I
edit EoL when I can instead contribute to the species page of
Wikipedia, which is likely to already exist and, if not, is worth
starting?
Sure, EoL can present compelling tools specific to the domain it means
to serve, but it's quite a hurdle to get people to start editing this
other site.
Here's hoping,
Jeremy
Received on Mon May 14 2007 - 15:28:22 EDT