WikiInfoLit Unit 2 Page 4
Mining a Bibliography/Works Cited/References List for More Information Sources
As I mentioned back on Unit 2, Page 3, citing is also important because it gives our audience a way to track back to the sources of the facts and information we used.
One way to start using Wikipedia with your students is to introduce the concept mining a Bibliography (a.k.a., Works Cited, References List) for more information sources. To learn about this concept, watch this video: How Do I Mine Bibliographies For Research Resources?
Once your students understand the concept of bibiliography mining, you can give them a topic (or let them choose a topic) and encourage them to start their research by looking up their topic in Wikipedia to get a general idea of it. Instead of using the Wikipedia article as their research source, they should explore the the Works Cited section. Some of the items will be links to full-text on the web. Others will be available in the library.