Wikipedia.com Review

www.wikipedia.com

Overall 3.57 of 5 view all 35 reviews

vegbeauti
New Brunswick, NJ

Heresay that Sounds Intelligent.

an avid reader, Likes to be entertained, curious by nature, daily computer user, constantly online, a busy person, a researcher, Every day computer user

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Pros

helpful overviews, helps during memory lapses

Cons

anyone can post, not a valid reference

DEC

2007

The site can be helpful and can point you to valid references. It's not reputable, most teachers don't accept citiations from it. I taught two courses and explicitly said not to use it. It can make students lazy and libraries useless. It's an impediment to student skill building. But, during a storm or otherwise crummy situation, it's a nice last resort. You can find information on things not found in the library, such as people and incidents over the last few days or who otherwise would not be cited in something in a library.