User:Lshane23/Evaluate an Article

In evaluating the article on encyclopedias, I found that there is much room for improvement on this particular article. While the article attempts to set up an order of events from ancient times to the modern day, I found this section to be less useful than it should be. There is very little information in the Ancient Times section, and it could benefit from further detail. Also, the section on traditional encyclopedias should be removed and the information should be added to the proper subarticle on eras. This is because the Traditional Encyclopedia section jumps back and forth through time periods and becomes confusing for the reader. The Rise of Digital and Online Encyclopedia section begins to assess the controversy that we have talked about in class about whether it is better to have one or more knowledgable people author an encyclopedia or to follow the stigmergic approach used by Wikipedia. However, this section only discusses the cons of using an online encyclopedia. I think there should be additional information regarding the positives of using a site like Wikipedia as well as the downsides to traditional encyclopedias. The Loveland and Reagle article we just read would be a good source to use to add further information about the history of the encyclopedia in this respect.