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Published online 15 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060911-13
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Textbook free for all
A new wiki-project has been started at the University of Georgia, which aims to pool knowledge in free online texts. News@nature.com finds out how it will work.
So, what's this Global Text Project about?
It's an effort to pool the knowledge of university professors and students around the globe and produce 1,000 university textbooks using wiki technology. The books will span undergraduate subjects from biology to literature to computer science.
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