1. WIKIPEDIA Not your granddaddy’s encyclopedia!

2. “Wikipedia is a multilingual, web- based, free-content encyclopedia project” --Wikipedia:About

3. Wiki = collaborative website What does this really mean??? Encyclopedia = a book containing a series of alphabetized articles providing general information on a wide range of topics

4. Wikipedia is a community encyclopedia ANYONE can add information – real or otherwise!!

5. Strengths of Wikipedia Web-based Large number of active writers and editors provides timely coverage Topics kept current Hyperlinking to related topics

6. Weaknesses of Wikipedia Any article, at any time, may be in the middle of a major edit or vandalized Incomplete May be biased No verification of information Some contributors do not cite their sources

7. RESEARCH on Wikipedia From Wikipedia: Article Quality in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Researching_with_Wikipedia “Keep in mind that an encyclopedia is intended to be a starting point for serious research, not an endpoint.”

8. Bottom Line-- It is YOUR responsibility to find out what the rules are for a website. It is NOT your teacher’s or your parents’ responsibility. IGNORANCE is not a defense.

9. How to avoid PLAGARISM on Wikipedia

10. Find the FAQ’s pageFAQ’s READ what they have to say about using their information CITINGCITING Wikipedia

11. Once you have found the information, you MUST give credit to the contributor. “Civil War." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 9 November 2009, 10:55 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 09 Nov. 2009.. A civil war is a high-intensity conflict often involving regular armed forces, sustained, organized and large-scale. RESULTS: large numbers of casualties consumption of large resources

12. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock If using photos or images, you MUST look for the artist’s name.artist’s name. Palumbo, Fred. "Alfred Joseph Hitchcock." Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Web. 9 Nov 2009..

13. "Wikipedia:About." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 21 April 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,. 22 April 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About WORKS CITED “Research on Wikipeida." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 19 March 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,. 22 April 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Researching_with_Wikipedia "Alfred Hitchcock." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 21 April 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,. 22 April 2009 http://en.wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_hitchcockpedia.org/ wiki/Wikipedia:About. "The Birds Original Poster." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 21 April 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,. 25 Nov. 2007 http://en.wikihthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=14412 480tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_hitchcockpedia.org/wiki/Wikipe dia:About.