I enjoyed reading about wikis and the history of Wikipedia. The concept is interesting, being that a wiki allows a group of people to enter and communally edit bits of text, that can then be viewed and edited by anyone who visits the wiki. I also found it interesting that the word wiki is a Hawaiian word which means "quick". Also, I had wondered who writes the Wikipedia entries. The article revealed that Wikipedia is written collaboratively by an international group of volunteers.
I would use Wikipedia as a jumping-off point for research. It could help by giving an overview about a topic, then providing some subject search headings to look within our library catalogue. Also, I find that if I personally just want a really quick summary of a topic, Wikipedia is helpful by keeping the facts concise.
I would not want students and others to rely on what they read in Wikipedia as bona fide facts. They should definitely review facts from a reliable source.
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