The presence and accuracy of food and nutrition terms in the Spanish and English editions of Wikipedia: in comparison with the Mini Larousse encyclopaedia
Presencia y adecuación de los términos sobre alimentación y nutrición en las ediciones española e inglesa de la Wikipedia: comparación con la enciclopedia Mini Larousse
Laura María Cabrera-Hernández1, Carmina Wanden-Berghe2, Celeste Curbelo Castro1 and Javier Sanz-Valero1,4
1Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante.
2Department of Pharmacy, University CEU Cardenal Herrera.
3University General Hospital, Alicante. ]]>
4Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynaecology, Miguel Hernández University, Elche. Spain.
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To determine the presence and appropriateness of the terminology concerning Food/Nutrition Science in the Spanish and English editions of Wikipedia and to compare them with that of an encyclopaedia for general use (Mini Larousse).
Méthods: The terms in the study were taken from the LID dictionary on metabolism and nutrition: The existence and appropriateness of the selected terms were checked through random sample estimate with no replacement (n=386), using the Spanish and English editions of Wikipedia.
Results: The existence of 261 terms in the Spanish edition and 306 in the English edition was determined from the study sample (n=386). Several differences were found between the two editions (p<0,001). There were differences between the two editions in relation to the appropriateness of definitions, though these were not studied in any depth (p<0,001). During the study of the 261 terms in the Spanish version of Wikipedia, 3 entries (1,15%, IC95%: 0,00-2.44) were found to be lacking in appropriate information; 2 of the 306 entries in the English edition failed to give appropriate information (0,52%, IC95%: 0,00- 1,23). A comparison between the existing entries of the Mini Larousse Encyclopaedia and the Spanish edition of Wikipedia, showed Wikipedia (p<0,001) as having a larger number of entries.
Conclusions: The terminology under study is present to a lesser extent in the Spanish edition of Wikipedia than in the English edition. The appropriateness of content was greater in the English edition. Both the Spanish and English editions have a greater number of entries and more exact ones than the Mini Larousse.
Key words: Access to information. Information dissemination. Information Management. Communication. Nutritional Sciences.
RESUMEN
]]> Objetivos: Determinar la presencia y adecuación de la terminología sobre las ciencias de la alimentación/nutrición en las ediciones española e inglesa de la Wikipedia, comparándola con una enciclopedia de ámbito general (Mini Larousse).Palabras clave: Acceso a la información. Diseminación de información. Gestión de la información. Comunicación. Ciencias Nutricionales.
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