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Information technology has leveled the playing field of knowledge workers. Silos of knowledge are coming down and knowledge workers are now sharing information more freely. Those communities that share knowledge most freely, grow and innovate most rapidly. In order to flourish, knowledge workers need free access to shared knowledge. | |||
Copyright is out, copyleft is in. | |||
It was in the spirit of fostering collaboration among health care providers | It was in the spirit of fostering collaboration among health care providers to share medical knowledge that WikiDoc was created. WikiDoc is a free textbook that allows collaborative authoring. Launched by Dr. C. Michael Gibson of Harvard Medical School in late 2005, WikiDoc is the first and largest wiki dedicated to medicine on the Internet. WikiDoc is kept up to date by over 5,000 contributors around the world. The content has now been updated nearly half a million times. | ||
WikiDoc is intended to be a shared resource for housestaff (in preparation for morning report), medical students (in preparation for morning rounds) and fellows (in preparation for conferences). Nurses and attending physicians may find | WikiDoc is intended to be a free shared resource for housestaff (in preparation for morning report), medical students (in preparation for morning rounds) and fellows (in preparation for conferences). Nurses and attending physicians may find WikiDoc valuable in improving and maintaining their fund of general medical knowledge. | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 18 August 2011
Information technology has leveled the playing field of knowledge workers. Silos of knowledge are coming down and knowledge workers are now sharing information more freely. Those communities that share knowledge most freely, grow and innovate most rapidly. In order to flourish, knowledge workers need free access to shared knowledge.
Copyright is out, copyleft is in.
It was in the spirit of fostering collaboration among health care providers to share medical knowledge that WikiDoc was created. WikiDoc is a free textbook that allows collaborative authoring. Launched by Dr. C. Michael Gibson of Harvard Medical School in late 2005, WikiDoc is the first and largest wiki dedicated to medicine on the Internet. WikiDoc is kept up to date by over 5,000 contributors around the world. The content has now been updated nearly half a million times.
WikiDoc is intended to be a free shared resource for housestaff (in preparation for morning report), medical students (in preparation for morning rounds) and fellows (in preparation for conferences). Nurses and attending physicians may find WikiDoc valuable in improving and maintaining their fund of general medical knowledge.
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