WikiInfoLit Unit 3 Page 4
Cognitive Authority in Wikipedia
Wikipedia exists in a state of ambiguity because it is considered by most to be a non-authoritative source because its articles are composed and edited by "just anyone from the Internet." On the other hand, it holds those Wikieditors to strict standards about when a piece of information must be documented and what kinds of information sources can be used to document information. Wikipedia's own internal standards for cognitive authority are actually very similar to those that we hold ourselves and our students to.
Read these articles from "The Missing Manual" for Wikieditors:
- Reliable Sources.
- Reliable Sources Noticeboard (you will sometimes have to click on the sub-sections to expand them.)