~Memoirs Of Nic Da Nic~

Wikipedia is a platform where you can get information easily. However, I started to think is the wikipedia's information is reliable. It is actually written by volunteers. Most of the articles can be edited online despite of the expertise. Everyone can edit most of the article and turn it to be a funny one if you like. Wikipedia's online article has reach most languages in the world and it is still running free for us to get the information. You can find many genre of articles from A-Z..


However for academic purpose, I believe Wikipedia is just a tool for us to get an idea what is going on. Due to the fact that, it can be edited online in most of their article by anyone. actually I doubt the expertise of the person that edit the article or even cite the information into the article. One thing good about Wikipedia, if the article is good written with sources attached at the bottom, you can check the the supporting materials that often comes in the form of journals, research papers and etc if you are lucky. But that doesn't mean I am against Wikipedia.


Always the best way to get information is by using books,journals,and research papers that has been subscribed by your university's library. Most of the materials had been digitalized and you can get it as long as your library had subscribed the database. The subscription fee is not cheap that can go up to RM mil and it should be used smartly. So what's your opinion for the reliability of the Wikipedia for academic purpose?