Note about Wikipedia from last week's column

I got quite a few replies from librarians concerned about Wikipedia’s integrity because of the fact that anybody can go in and change the information. Please take into consideration that Wikipedia is a community service, and is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. It’s always important to cross check references for everything, especially if it’s something important. Although you can add your own information, it's based on "the honor system" with the adding and modifying. Please see this link regarding Wikipedia’s accuracy disputes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Accuracy_dispute.

A few of you also brought to my attention the fact that World Book Online is free to all Hawaii residents that have a public library card. All you need to do is go to this link: www.librarieshawaii.org, click on “other databases” (upper left side), look for the World Book link, then enter in your library barcode number. This is actually just one of the many links on the Hawaii State Public Library System’s website that offer a free service with your library card.