. . REFERENCE: ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Academics to 'Embrace Wikipedia' . . Academics to 'Embrace Wikipedia' By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent 21 March 2011 Last updated at 23:04 ET http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12809944 . .Students and academics at a world-leading London university want to build bridges between the Wikipedia website and formal research.
.The online encyclopedia is one of the biggest resources for students, says the newly-formed Wikipedians at Imperial College.
.But there is a reluctance to admit to this "elephant in the room", says their group's president, Vinesh Patel.
. The group is planning an event to improve editing on Wikipedia pages. .The event to be held at Imperial College in April - the London Wikipedia Academy - is an attempt to address the often unspoken place of Wikipedia in students' research.
. A known unknown ."The issue of how it's used needs to be explored, it's the most widely-used resource among students," says Mr Patel, a medical student at the university.
."Wikipedia is here to stay - it's a question of whether we come up to speed with it or try to ignore it."
.Mr Patel says he wants to co-ordinate the way pages are edited by students and staff and to make the most of Wikipedia, rather than pretend it's not there.
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