Is Wikipedia a good source? 2 college librarians explain when to use the online encyclopedia – and when to avoid it
- Written by Bridget Retzloff, Assistant Professor and Digital Pedagogy Librarian, University of Dayton
Some professors now assign Wikipedia editing as an alternative to the traditional research paper. Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWhat comes to mind when you think of Wikipedia?
Maybe you think of clicking link after link to learn about a topic, followed by another topic and then another. Or maybe you’ve heard a teacher or...





