To use Wikipedia or not to use Wikipedia? That is the question

I have observed that our students have a natural inclination to begin their research with Wikipedia, even when I'm actively discouraging it.  I found a pair of articles on the website finding Dulcinea (Librarian of the Internet) that should help better teach the use of Wikipedia, and help better articulate why exactly the kids should be using other sources.  I thought they would be helpful to all, so here are the links:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Education/In-The-Classroom/Wikipedia-In-The-Classroom.html

 

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The-Top-10-Reasons-Students-Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html