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What is Wikipedia?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\u202fis a free online encyclopaedia. Unlike traditional encyclopaedias, for example the\u202fEncyclopaedia Britannica, pages in Wikipedia are written collaboratively by anybody who wishes to add information.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Contributors from all over the world volunteer their time and knowledge to add content, but they do not need to be experts in the subjects they write about.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wikipedia pages can be edited at any time, so new information can be added quickly to keep articles up to date. Information you read on Wikipedia today, may be changed or deleted tomorrow.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t

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Should I use\u00a0Wikipedia for my Research?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wikipedia is not an authoritative source of information for academic study. This means\u202f<\/span>you should not<\/span><\/b>\u202fquote from\u00a0Wikipedia in your assignments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, like other encyclopaedias,\u00a0Wikipedia can be useful as background reading.\u00a0When you are researching a new\u00a0topic,\u00a0Wikipedia may give you an overview\u00a0and introduce you to its concepts and related terminology. Also, many\u00a0Wikipedia pages have sections of \u201cReferences\u201d, \u201cSources\u201d or \u201cFurther reading\u201d\u00a0which can help you identify more reliable sources on the subject you are researching.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What should I consider\u00a0when reading\u00a0Wikipedia pages?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wikipedia contributors are anonymous, so you cannot know\u00a0if a page\u00a0was\u00a0written by an author\u00a0who has good expertise in this area.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many\u00a0Wikipedia pages are comprehensive,\u00a0well-referenced introductions to a topic, but many pages also contain errors, bias, out-dated information or deliberate misinformation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In common\u00a0with all other sources, you should always use critical judgement\u00a0when reading\u00a0Wikipedia pages.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t

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What to look out for checklist<\/h3> \n