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Sleeping with the Enemy : Wikipedia in the College Classroom

Wikipedia is unequivocally useful in terms of information access given its broad spectrum of subjects it covers in over 3 .1 million articles It is however devoid of a scholarly backbone due to lack to restrictions as to who can alter information it contains . The merit of this lack of restriction is that its enthusiasts constantly update the free website at

a rate incomparable to any encyclopedia in print media . Research has demonstrated despite prejudice pertaining to the validity of its scholarly content , it only measures one point below renowned encyclopedias that undergo meticulous and assiduous vetting to eliminate errors (Chandler Gregory , 2010

The academic value of Wikipedia cannot be dismissed given some contributions are made by PhD holders and other scholars and academicians . It has a proven accuracy , versatility and dynamism which it has displayed by relaying useful academic information for purposes of quick referencing akin to traditional encyclopedias . The only impediment to its acceptability is the unquestionable fashion in which students accept its content . However , if critical thinking is inculcated in them their instructors would not have to worry whether Wikipedia will corrupt their young scholars . Prejudice by university professors has led to banning it as an academic reference deemed to be of low quality just like other internet sources . Nostalgia and reverence for the traditional publications are an integral reason...