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Mar 25

Carleton Connects with Professor Dave Musicant

Carleton Connects with Professor Dave Musicant

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
11:00 am / Center for Math and Computing, Room 11
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Carleton College, Northfield, MN

 


Cannon Valley Carleton Club

Enjoy a bit of Carleton at Home With Carleton Connects:

"Getting to the Source: Where does Wikipedia Get Its Information From?"

Wikipedia describes itself as “a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free Internet encyclopedia” with “30 million articles in 287 languages”. Who actually contributes to Wikipedia, and how does that affect the text within? What biases can be found throughout Wikipedia? Join Carleton Connects for Professor Dave Musicant’s presentation “Getting to the Source:  Where does Wikipedia Get Its Information From?”.

Date:  Tuesday,March 25
Time:
11:00 a.m. Central
Where: Center for Math and Computing (CMC), Room 11, Carleton College Campus

To find room 11, use the elevator by the main entrance to go to the bottom floor.  After it opens, take a left and follow the hallway down the corridor.  CMC 11 will be the first room on your left.

To RSVP:  contact Catie Gardner '10 at cgardner@carleton.edu or 507-222-5690.

 

Sponsored by Cannon Valley Carleton Club. Contact: Catherine K. Smith, Alumni Relations Office