An article I found really interesting was Wikipedia: Unreliable Source,
Useful Heuristic
Tool<Wikipedia:%20Unreliable%20Source,%20Useful%20Heuristic%20Tool>
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
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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