TBA Workshop: Wikipedia   Tags: internet, tba, tba_workshop, wikipedia  

What is Wikipedia? 

Where does it come from?

Can I trust what's on Wikipedia?

Should I use it for my classes?

Is it bad for me?????

In English

In Spanish

Link to Wikipedia

Name:  __________________________

Class   ___________________________

Instructor  _______________________

LIBR Wikipedia

1.       Look up “dance” in Wikipedia.  Read over the entry. 

2.  Look up “dance” in one of the Reference Books we talked about.  Read over the entry.  Do you notice any differences?

3.       Are you bilingual?  If you speak another language, try looking something up in another language version of Wikipedia (for example, Wikipedia in Spanish, Russian, or Italian).  Did you find any interesting entries?  On what topics?

4.  Look up your high school, neighborhood, or hometown in Wikipedia.  Read over the entry.  Do you have anything to add?  Become a Wikipedia editor!  Select edit this page and add what you know to the Wikipedia entry.

Dave Patterson, Librarian 
pattersond@smccd.edu
(650) 306-3476

Michelle Morton, Librarian

mortonm@smccd.edu

(650) 306-3393

Margie Whitnah, Librarian

whitnah@smccd.edu

(650) 306-3482