February 16, 2007
Middlebury College History Department Limits Students' Use of Wikipedia
This spring students in history courses at Middlebury College will find a new disclaimer on syllabi warning them that, while Wikipedia is fine for some background research, it is not to be used as a primary source.
Members of the Vermont institution's history department voted unanimously in January to adopt the statement, which bans students from citing the open-source encyclopedia in essays and examinations.
"Whereas Wikipedia is extraordinarily convenient and, for some general
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