The Intellectual in the Infosphere

The Intellectual in the Infosphere

Nicholson believes that intellectual authority should have a close correlation with expertise as conventionally recognized and should flow from the tried and true, although never infallible, processes of peer review and other forms of elite consensus building. He questions that in the rapidly growin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2007-03, Vol.53 (27), p.B.6
1. Verfasser: Nicholson, Peter J.M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Catholics
Equal Education
Information industry
Intellectuals
Knowledge management
News Media
Peer review
Periodicals
Scholarly publishing
Scholars
Society
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Zusammenfassung:Nicholson believes that intellectual authority should have a close correlation with expertise as conventionally recognized and should flow from the tried and true, although never infallible, processes of peer review and other forms of elite consensus building. He questions that in the rapidly growing infosphere, has the wisdom of crowds left no room for the sagacity of experts?
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362