Questions tagged [wikipedia]
Wikipedia is a free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit, and a place of first resort for many people to find knowledge about a vast array of subjects.
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Write 'According to Wikipedia' in a PhD thesis [duplicate]
I am writing a PhD thesis in robotics and I was wondering if it sounds good to start a phrase with: 'According to Wikipedia ...'
Do you think I can do that or not?
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Wikipedia article about PhD thesis
During my PhD, I developed a new microscopy technique and soon I will submit a major paper presenting the work. I am now in the job market looking for postdocs, not necessarily in the same field where ...
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Use of Wikipedia images I created myself
I have created several images for Wikipedia and would like to use them for my own poster/talks as well. However I am concerned that my colleagues will assume that I took them from Wikipedia and will ...
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Why are new encyclopedias being published when there is Wikipedia?
Recently, I have noticed that I have been visiting Wikipedia more and more frequently for finding information on technical materials that I need for my work and research. Over time, I have noticed ...
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What are the pros and cons of giving students assignments to write Wikipedia articles?
The Wikimedia Foundation initiated an education program at U.S. universities that in 2010 encouraged government, law, and public policy students from 33 classes at 22 programs to contribute to ...
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Is it okay to cite a Wikipedia page address as a definition of a concept used in my thesis? [duplicate]
I'm using a concept in part of my thesis that is not very well-known, so it's good to give an explanation before going through the rest of the thesis. I'm wondering if I can simply give a Wikipedia ...
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Master's Thesis - using wikipedia contents in application
I'm writing a mobile application which will be part of my master's thesis. In my application I'm using contents from the wikipedia (small fragments of articles and pictures) to present my solution on ...
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Should I quote Wikipedia if I can't rephrase it? [duplicate]
I want to write down this idea that I get from Wikipedia: both (James Watson and Francis Crick) thanked the Schroedinger's book for their inspiration.
(More specifically, that page is What Is Life?, ...
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Examples of research resources for which Wikipedia is known as being amongst top referrers?
Wikimedia sites – and Wikipedias in particular – direct a lot of traffic to many web resources, including research-related ones.
Click stream data is not recorded on the Wikimedia end, ...
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Why are contributions to the education of the broader public not valued much within academia?
Scientists not only need to discover new knowledge but also have to share the knowledge to others. For the former, we have things like universities, collaborate groups and journals to take charge. For ...
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What is the IEEE citation style for content obtained from wikipedia?
I have added a paragraph from wikipedia in my thesis. Now I need to add reference to that wikipedia page. What is the IEEE formatting and citation style for that? Currently I use as below.
In chapter ...
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Is it ethical for a student to edit the Wikipedia page of his advisor?
I have seen quite a few students editing the Wikipedia page of their advisors. I wonder what the view of the academic community are on this. There might be some conflict of interest since promoting ...
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Why are some professors critical of even casual use of Wikipedia?
Many of the professors and lecturers I come across are very critical of Wikipedia, but they never give proper support for their claims of "Wikipedia is bullshit!". And they threaten "Do not use ...
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Is it unprofessional to use graphics from Wikipedia in a poster?
Is it an acceptable practice to use simple graphics found on Wikipedia (and hence in Wikimedia Commons) in a conference poster?
From the legal point of view, this seems to be fine, as long as the ...
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How to cite simple definitions when writing university papers?
When writing any kind of paper or homework at the university I am supposed to give references for my citations. At the same time, sources like Wikipedia are not considered good for university level. ...
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