The history department at Middleboro College in Vermont has adopted a policy that states Wikipedia cannot be used as an authoritative source in a paper and "is not an acceptable citation, even though it may lead one to a citable source", says history professor Neil Waters. He further states, "Wikipedia is an ideal place to start research but an unacceptable way to end it".
College:
Wikipedia not source for papers, Boston Globe, February 13, 2007
I am baffled......why would a student ever, at any grade level be allowed to
use Wikipedia as a primary source for writing papers, given all the articles
and information surrounding Wikipedia's lack of credibility as a factual
resource.
Sure, the Internet has permeated our lives in many ways, and I can see how students
can be lulled into intellectual complaisancy through its convenience, but this
article makes me wonder how many schools out there accept Wikipedia as a
primary source and wonder what is really happening at our academic institutions.
Enough, I don't want this to turn into a rant, or to point fingers....so I say, WAY TO GO Middleboro College!!! And I hope more schools get this issue out in the open and deal with it the same way.
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