Here are some of the pros and cons to college students using Wikipedia in their research and assignments, from two research and instruction librarians at the University of Dayton. What comes to mind ...

Surprise! Most students use Wikipedia at some point during their research on a paper or project, and they usually do so early on in the process. Online peer-reviewed journal First Monday recently ...

More than half of college students frequently or always consult Wikipedia for course-related research, according to a report published in First Monday, an online, peer-reviewed journal. Only 22 ...

At the start of each university year, we ask first-year students a question: how many have been told by their secondary teachers not to use Wikipedia? Without fail, nearly every hand shoots up.

Everyone knows I love Wikipedia. Our librarian knows it, regular readers know it, my mom knows it. I defend its value and its place in education as a quick reference, preliminary source, and ...

Imagine the following fake conversation with a student: Student: The instructor in another course said something about antimatter. What is antimatter? Where could I read about that? Me: Well, you ...

This plea doesn't apply to the teachers (or administrators, for that matter) who have figured out that Wikipedia is an incredible knowledge store, cornucopia of primary sources, and go-to site for ...

Michael Gorman, a former president of the American Library Association, wrote some years ago that “a professor who encourages the use of Wikipedia is the intellectual equivalent of a dietitian who ...

If you are sitting in front of a Linux system, you can always pop open a browser and query topics of interest on Wikipedia. On the other hand, if you’re logged on through a terminal emulator like ...

Many people misunderstand how Wikipedia relates to SEO. Wikipedia doesn’t provide direct SEO benefits like followed backlinks or promotional content. However, it’s a valuable resource for digital ...