Is Wikipedia a good source? 2 college librarians explain when to use the online encyclopedia – and when to avoid it

By Bridget Retzloff, Assistant Professor and Digital Pedagogy Librarian, University of Dayton
Katy Kelly, Professor of Marketing and Engagement, University of Dayton

What 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 librarian tell you that what you read on Wikipedia isn’t reliable.

As research and instruction librarians, we know people have concerns about using Wikipedia in academic work. And yet, in interacting with…

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