Sanjica Faletar Tanackovi?|Anja ?ur?evi?|Boris Badurina
Wikipedia in academic community
University of Osijek|University of Osijek|University of Osijek
paper presents results study perceptions experiences students teachers relation use online encyclopaedia wikipedia academic purposes study authors tried answer following research questions students teachers perceive wikipedia source academic information differences students teachers teachers consult wikipedia academic work students use wikipedia academic purposes factors influence students teachers perceptions uses wikipedia study conducted among students teachers osijek university croatia help online print survey respect perception wikipedia study showed students positive opinion wikipedia teachers among students differences respect gender scientific area frequency use academic libraries online databases relation teachers statistically significant difference found respect gender respondents male teachers general positive attitude toward wikipedia female colleagues although results show teachers rarely use wikipedia academic purposes 198 respondents explicitly forbid students use source teachers use wikipedia frequently teaching context research scientific work students use wikipedia larger degree easily searchable offers quality reliable information teachers use wikipedia statistically significant differences found eg gender scientific area examining students use wikipedia significant differences found relation gender level study scientific area academic success frequency academic library use perceived attitude teachers toward wikipedia despite limited sample drawbacks inherent method instrument used results study contribute understanding students teachers information behavior academic context particular relation online encyclopaedia wikipedia time results study used academic teachers librarians preparing classes information literacy evaluation online sources particular