Wikipedia vs. Textbook: Buddhism

Wikipedia and the textbook both had there advantages and disadvantages in researching the origin, dharma, and goal of Buddhism, along with the role that karma plays.  With Wikipedia, my partner, Josh Rosenberg, and I were able to search for key words with the toolbar and find what we were looking for without having to read or skim through the whole page.  It was harder to look for certain information in the textbook because searching for key words can not be done the way it is on computers and iPads.  The facts that we used from Wikipedia were very similar, if not the same, as to what was in the reading from the textbook.  The major problem with Wikipedia was that there were not sufficient details about dharma, the guidelines for Buddhism; however, the textbook was able to fill in any missing details.  I would not recommend or prefer either source over the other.  Wikipedia is much faster and easier than the textbook.  It also is much more convenient than the textbook.  The textbook goes into greater detail about all the factors of Buddhism.  Also, with the textbook, everything will be there and major points will not be left out.