Jaclyn_McKewan writes “I’m a bit late with this story, but as no one else has posted it to LISNews, here goes. The New York Times reports that the History Department at Middlebury College has banned the citing of Wikipedia in homework or exams.
“Although Middlebury’s history department has banned Wikipedia in citations, it has not banned its use. Don Wyatt, the chairman of the department, said a total ban on Wikipedia would have been impractical, not to mention close-minded, because Wikipedia is simply too handy to expect students never to consult it.”
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