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Wikipedia can be a great tool for learning and researching information. However, as with all reference works, not everything in Wikipedia is accurate, comprehensive, or unbiased. Many of the general rules of thumb for conducting research apply to Wikipedia, including:
 * Using Wikipedia: **
 * Always be wary of any one single source (in any medium — web, print, television or radio), or of multiple works that derive from a single source.
 * Where articles have references to external sources (whether online or not) read the references and check whether they really do support what the article says.
 * In most academic institutions, major references to Wikipedia, along with most encyclopedias, are unacceptable for a research paper. Other encyclopedias, such as //Encyclopædia Britannica //, have notable authors working for them and may be cited as a secondary source in most cases.

First you should question the appropriateness of citing any encyclopedia as a source or reference. This is not simply a Wikipedia-specific issue, as most secondary schools and institutions of higher learning do not consider encyclopedias, in general, a proper citable source. Citation of Wikipedia in research papers has been known to result in a failing grade. This does not mean Wikipedia is not useful: Wikipedia articles contain many links to newspaper articles, books (often with [|ISBN] numbers), radio programming, television shows, Web-based sources, and the like. It will usually be more acceptable to cite those //original sources// rather than Wikipedia since it is, by nature, a //secondary source.// At the same time, simple academic ethics require that you should actually read the work that you cite: if you do not actually have your hands on a book, you should not misleadingly cite it as your source.
 * __Citing Wipedia__:**

How to evaluate a Wikipedia article handout: []

Use [|www.easybib.com] to cite your sources Watch this video to learn how to use easybib to cite your sources: []

Go to [] for help on doing in-text citations

Check for plagiarism: []