Most academics look down on the open source encyclopedia, but does it really hinder students' studies?Despite Wikipedia's drawbacks, students will continue to take advantage of the resource – and the default response of academics to simply advise against using the site is unlikely to have much effect. Lancaster lecturer Dr Catherine Easton says students must develop an ability to analyse the nature of the source material within Wikipedia, adding that the educator should ensure there is "a strong, continuing focus on the need to support academic work with references to acceptable scholarly sources".
Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/13/should-university-students-use-wikipedia
