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3 years ago

in Academics vs. Wikipedia on dmiessler.com | grep understanding
Academic libraries pay big bucks to subscribe to journals and databases that are not available for free on the Internet. To ask a student to be aware of and make use of these subscribed to credible sources seems reasonable.

It also seems reasonable to allow use of credible Internet resources.

I think Wickopedia is often a great way to get general background information. However, it is problematic that anyone can edit and change the material. How doea one know it is correct? It is also problematic in that it's reporting of information is secondary and not always cited. How does one know where the information comes from?

It would be silly to not read wickopedia. However, it would be damn foolish to think that it was all you needed to read or that it could be the core of an in-depth research paper.

3 years ago

in Academics vs. Wikipedia on danielmiessler.com | grep understanding
Academic libraries pay big bucks to subscribe to journals and databases that are not available for free on the Internet. To ask a student to be aware of and make use of these subscribed to credible sources seems reasonable.

It also seems reasonable to allow use of credible Internet resources.

I think Wickopedia is often a great way to get general background information. However, it is problematic that anyone can edit and change the material. How doea one know it is correct? It is also problematic in that it's reporting of information is secondary and not always cited. How does one know where the information comes from?

It would be silly to not read wickopedia. However, it would be damn foolish to think that it was all you needed to read or that it could be the core of an in-depth research paper.
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