joanjett101 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Because it's more of a summary website that links all different sources together. That's why there are references at the bottom. What do the examiners say about this?Sorry if it seems that I'm asking a million - okay, two! - questions about sources... my main problem area at the moment haha. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Depends what it's for. Actually using Wikipedia is fine - it's a good place to start, and as you say, often has lots of sources. However NEVER put it on any bibliography. It looks AWFUL. Anyway, if you're talking about citing it as a source of more sources, I would've thought that was like citing your school library, or an entire database - you should just reference the specific books or the specific articles. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 You should use Wikipedia's list of references and follow those references to the original. Don't use Wikipedia itself as your reference!If nothing else, some Wiki articles do talk crap. So you'll want to read the original! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMBATMAN Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 I'm just going to tell you to be safe and stay away from Wikipedia unless it has reliable sources. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
solastalgia Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 I asked my art teacher this when I couldn't find any source BUT Wikipedia in one of my artist researches. She replied, "Wikipedia is fine to use as a source, but don't rely on it throughout all your works. You'll want to expand further than just Wikipedia." Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdominal Procrastinator Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Read it for background knowledge, but don't use on bibliography. Edited November 15, 2010 by sweetnsimple786 Please just spell words out. Thanks Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 As said above, using Wikipedia is a perfectly fine way to find sources and familiarize yourself with the material. I've done this many times before, even in my EE lol. My teachers, since the 8th grade, have said that CITING Wikipedia is an Academic Death Sentence, so be careful. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.James Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Anyways wikipedia probably doesn't go far enough into your topic to be useful.Read it as your preliminary research before moving onto different sources just to get your bearings.The sources of wikipedia are a good place to start though. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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