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 ...

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 ...

Most college freshmen learn on Day 1 that they shouldn’t use Wikipedia. It’s framed as a crime on par with cheating: a mortal sin against the gods of academia. In hundreds of classrooms across the ...

Note to judges: Wikipedia is officially unreliable. Sure, we've seen plenty of legal cases over the years where judicial decisions have referenced Wikipedia (usually in footnotes, and often to explain ...

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 ...

Scientists warn people from using Wikipedia for their medical concerns after nine out of 10 entries on serious conditions were found erroneous. Doctors studied 10 medical articles on Wikipedia and ...

People using online identities to deceive Wikipedia users, according to the Wikimedia Foundation. Several hundred user accounts have been suspended because of suspicions that these "sockpuppets" were ...