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Summary - Assignment Example1-3). Since there was an air of authority on how it was discussed, the article was found believable by many students. History Department Chair Paul Freedman said that Wikipedia can be used for general orientation, as an introduction to a musical theme but not as an authority on a particular subject (Torbati, 2007, par. 9). Dean Stephen Lassonde find Wikipedia prone to many errors compared to hard copies, which undergo wet editing standards (Torbati, 2007, par. 13). The inaccuracy of the website pushed the History Department at Middlebury to ban it as a citation source (Torbati, 2007, par. 15-16). Students may use Wikipedia for finding a simple minimize of the subject they are working on but it should not be their only source. The legitimacy and authority of hard copies have more definite and actual information rather than a web-based encyclopedia, especially one that is open for everyone to upload information to. Not because it is written like its somet hing possiblebecause of (its) authoritative say-so does not mean that its real and true (Torbati, 2007, par. 32). It is still important to search other books, especially the recommended reading materials given to the students to cross-reference its veracity. Works Cited Torbati, J. (2007).