REFERENCING ON WIKIPEDIA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANCE

RELIABLE SOURCES

HOW TO SOURCE

CONCLUSIONS

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Why cite?

What can be cited?

How do you add a reference?

Concluding note

INTRODUCTION

Wikipedia requires contributors to provide sources to ensure verifiable, reliable, and trustworthy information.

IMPORTANCE

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Importance of referencing on Wikipedia

Importance of referencing on Wikipedia

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Verification of information

Preventing plagiarism

Building a reliable knowledge base

Wikipedia ensures accurate information can be verified by other users.

Providing sources helps prevent plagiarism and credit the original authors.

Wikipedia provides a reliable knowledge base for scholars, students, and the public.

RELIABLE SOURCES

BOOKS

TEXTBOOKS

LITERATURE REVIEW

PUBLICATIONS

Peer reviewed journals, papers etc.

Books published by reliable publishers.

Textbooks from reliable publishers.

Publications from experts of the field.

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WHAT NOT TO SOURCE

BLOG POSTS

PRESS MATERIALS

Press materials intended to show something in a certain light

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Blog posts can be opinions of the author

HOW TO SOURCE

VISUAL EDITOR

Using the visual editor

WIKICODE

Using Wikicodes

CITATION GADGET

Using the citation gadget

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RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE BASE

CONCLUSIONS

IMPORTANT

VERIFIABLE

GUIDELINES

RELIABLE SOURCES

It makes Wikipedia reliable to students, scholars and teachers.

Citation is critical

It makes information accurate and trustworthy

Follow citation guidelines to add sources and references

Make sure your sources are reliable.

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