{"id":473,"date":"2011-11-18T19:54:29","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T19:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/?p=473"},"modified":"2024-06-06T19:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:55:10","slug":"wikipedia-in-the-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/2011\/11\/18\/wikipedia-in-the-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikipedia in the University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Peter Shulman, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Friday November 18, 2011
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nSpecial Location: The Guilford Lounge, First Floor of Guilford House<\/span>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a puzzle and a challenge for both professors and students. Is Wikipedia an acceptable reference for academic work? There are some logical reasons to say it is not. Validation in the academic world is usually based on either credentials or review by other experts. Scholars in a field know which outlets have (or are supposed to have) good review processes, and which credentials count. Wikipedia appears to be a resource of, by and for amateurs. But it\u2019s not that simple. Wikipedia is hard to avoid if you are searching on the internet. It\u2019s seductive, at least as a point of entry for a scholar looking for an introduction to a field. Moreover, many credentialed experts have their own biases \u2013a Ph.D. or even publication in a leading journal is no guarantee of accuracy.<\/p>\n

So notions of whether and how students (or professors!) should use Wikipedia may be changing. How, and to what end? Professor Shulman has commented that,\u00a0\u201csaying it\u2019s off-limits won\u2019t stop students from using it, so I\u2019ve switched to helping students understand when it\u2019s useful and when it\u2019s not.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>How can that be done? Join us to hear, and to share your thoughts.<\/p>\n

Very best regards,
\nJoe White
\nLuxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies<\/span><\/p>\n

About Our Guest…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Shulman studies technology, science, and American politics in the 19th and 20th centuries, with special interests in the history of energy, environmental history, communication and transportation, and the history of American foreign relations. He teaches courses in the history of technology, energy and the environment, historical methods, and contemporary history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where We Meet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This year the Friday Public Affairs Lunch usually convenes each Friday when classes are in session in the Dampeer Room of Kelvin Smith Library from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The Dampeer Room is on the second floor of the library. If you get off the elevators, turn right, pass the first bank of tables, and turn right again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parking Possibilities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The most convenient parking is the lot underneath Severance Hall. We regret that it is not free. From that lot there is an elevator up to street level (labeled as for the Thwing Center); it is less than 50 yards from that exit to the library entrance. There is also on-street parking on both East Drive and Bellflower. Both are fairly short walks from the library.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

November 25:\u00a0<\/strong>No Session – Thanksgiving Break<\/p>\n

December 2:<\/strong>\u00a0University Circle Update<\/strong>. Steven Litt, Architecture Critic, Cleveland Plain Dealer<\/p>\n

December 9:<\/strong>\u00a0Outsourcing and Offshoring Legal Services<\/strong>.\u00a0 Cassandra Burke Robertson, Associate Professor of Law<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Peter Shulman, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday November 18, 2011
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nSpecial Location: The Guilford Lounge, First Floor of Guilford House
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a puzzle and a challenge for both professors and students. Is Wikipedia an acceptable reference for academic work? There are some logical reasons to say it is not. Validation in the academic world is usually based on either credentials or review by other experts. Scholars in a field know which outlets have (or are supposed to have) good review processes,<\/p>\n

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