http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2007/01/26/profs-at-middlebury-college-ban-cited-use-of-wikipedia/ I saw the elephants and the circus train! Awesome! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:05:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2007/01/26/profs-at-middlebury-college-ban-cited-use-of-wikipedia/#comment-3730 j's scratchpad » Blog Archive » Academic Coursework in Wikipedia Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:03:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2007/01/26/profs-at-middlebury-college-ban-cite#comment-3730 [...] Noam Cohen uses the Middlebury College history department ban on Wikipedia in a New York Times article to frame a discussion about academic coursework contributing either directly or indirectly to Wikipedia’s contents. [...] [...] Noam Cohen uses the Middlebury College history department ban on Wikipedia in a New York Times article to frame a discussion about academic coursework contributing either directly or indirectly to Wikipedia’s contents. [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2007/01/26/profs-at-middlebury-college-ban-cited-use-of-wikipedia/#comment-3554 j’s scratchpad » Blog Archive » Wikipedia: Knowledgebase; Worthy of Citation? Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:03:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2007/01/26/profs-at-middlebury-college-ban-cite#comment-3554 [...] Rich suggested I post this entry from Lorcan Dempsey discussing Wikipedia as a citable source and a valuable knowledgebase. Dempsey highlights its value and utility as a knowledgebase by mentioning how others use it to provide basic background on subjects. Dempsey then explains further why Middlebury College recently decided against allowing students to cite it. Sure, authority and accuracy are issues, but many professors discourage college and university students from citing any kind of encyclopedia. [...] [...] Rich suggested I post this entry from Lorcan Dempsey discussing Wikipedia as a citable source and a valuable knowledgebase. Dempsey highlights its value and utility as a knowledgebase by mentioning how others use it to provide basic background on subjects. Dempsey then explains further why Middlebury College recently decided against allowing students to cite it. Sure, authority and accuracy are issues, but many professors discourage college and university students from citing any kind of encyclopedia. [...]

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