Academic vs. Wikipedia Text-- Circulation Comparison
How do they get shared? Wikipedia : - It has free access for people globally. - Has its information transmits online -- only on the Wikipedia website, even the hyperlinks all direct people to other Wikipedia webpages. - For its (formal--as audiences can trace for reliable sources, and indirect--doesn't send audiences to the other text by one click like hyperlinks) interaction with other texts, Wikipedia articles only have a "References" corner (some pages call it "Notes") at the bottom of the article, which lists out all of the sources used in the text. Academic : -Some academic articles are free, but others need an account or special identity (membership, etc.) -Information presents in online database, ...