Middlebury College Bans Use of Wikipedia
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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College history students are no longer allowed to use Wikipedia in preparing class papers. The school’s history department recently adopted a policy that says it’s okay to consult the popular online encyclopedia, but that it can’t be cited as an authoritative source by students. The policy says, in part, “Wikipedia is not an acceptable citation, even though it may lead one to a citable source.”
