Seconded to what Jeff is saying here. I do believe if you click on "cite
this article" over on the left, you'll get a disclaimer that Wikipedia
shouldn't be used as a primary source for research as we are a tertiary
source (i.e. we get information from other sources) thus making things too
easy for them. :) With that in mind, teachers usually disallow encyclopedias
as sources for research, but of course Wikipedia is not specifically
mentioned...........
On 1/16/07, Mak <makwik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry, the link doesn't seem to have made it, it's at
http://www.sbl-site.org/Article.aspx?ArticleId=612
On 1/16/07, Mak <makwik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
An article I found really interesting was Wikipedia: Unreliable Source,
Useful Heuristic Tool from the Society of Biblical Literature, a very
well
respected society of Biblical scholarship. It
talks about Wikipedia as a
possible eventual good way to get really excellent information (a form
of
Eventualism
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eventualism> if you will)
and
that right now it's a good tool to use to
find other sources, and to get
some basic vocabulary.
I think this should be very encouraging to all those who have been
slogging away finding tons of sources for their articles. Not only does
it
make people trust Wikipedia more, it also makes
it a much more useful
tool
for people who are doing deeper research.
Makemi
On 1/16/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think you covered the main points.
> I don't think it should be called a policy. All it really is, is an
> explanation. But that's just me.
>
> Mgm
>
>
> On 1/16/07, phoebe ayers < phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >
> > I received a message (below) from a librarian at a US high school
who
> is
> > considering writing a policy for their students regarding the use of
> > Wikipedia in research papers. She asked for my input and whether I
> knew of
> > any similar policies in schools -- either middle and high schools or
> > colleges and universities. This:
> >
http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/lists_archive/Humanist/v20/0080.html
> > is the kind of thing she's interested in (this particular policy
> appears,
> > by the way, to be completely sensible -- the main flaws I found were
> they
> > missed the permanent link and citation features, and they called us
> "the
> > world's blog").
> >
> > I pointed her towards
> > *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Schools_FAQ
> > *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia
> > *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Researching_with_Wikipedia,
> and
> > *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academic_use
> >
> > which seem to be en:'s documentation on the subject of academic use.
> But
> > I'm
> > wondering if any of you:
> >
> > * know of such policies at specific institutions (and if so if you
can
> > send
> > me a link)
> > * know of commentary on, or a list of, such policies (either from
our
> > lists
> > & sites or other places)
> > * have comments about such policies and what should go into them.
> > * if any of you are librarians or professors, if you have answers
for
> the
> > last question about how WP is handled at reference desks and in
> classes.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > phoebe (brassratgirl)
> >
> > here's the message (with specific campus names taken out):
> >
> > >I am the head librarian at a college prep high school in
California.
> We
> > are
> >
> > >considering writing a school policy regarding the use of Wikipedia
in
> > >academic research. I am gathering
as much information as I can from
> > >universities because I would like our policy and instruction to
> reflect
> > what
> > >our students will be met with once they leave us.
> > >
> > > Does the University of California have a policy about the use of
> > Wikipedia or do professors to
> > >set guidelines for its use?
> > >
> > > In your opinion, based on your experience at various
universities,
are
students allowed to cite it in academic research
papers?
>
> Do professors address it at all and how is it handled at the
reference
desk at university libraries.
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