Confession of an information junkie...

I like Wikipedia...even if it is not considered valid and/or accurate.  I feel it can be a good start to get some general questions answered and it can be the springboard to accessing other information. It is constanlty improving and updating information.  If a 'need for information' and finding an appropriate 'question' is considered the hardest when using the 'Research Process' for researching, is wikipedia not a great place for those students who are so ill prepared? I also like the idea that students are given the task of creating their own wiki pages.  Then wikipedia becomes a great model. It is certainly should never be the only place a student goes for research, however, it could maybe be the first.  It is also a great way to help teach students to filter and check whether the info is correct or valid.  What would we do without wikipedia?