Censorship of this type doesn't work. Students are going to use Wikipedia anyway, so we should teach them how to use it appropriately. And this goes for any media or information. Does this librarian think all political blogs and news channels should also be banned? Just exactly who is supposed to decide what is accurate or "true"? If you're worried about inaccruacies in Wikipedia you might as well not let students use the Internet at all.

This librarian apparently believes that knowledge is received from (older, smarter, better educated) others, not constructed individually by each person. She also seems to think that it is her duty to control the information and ideas that students receive (a little bit of an impossible task, don't you think?). However, I believe it is our responsbility as educators to help students construct rational, elborated knowledge, and the ability to question, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources and perspectives.

My father was a newspaper editor for 40 years, and he always emphasized that the "truth" is a slippery/nuanced/relative concept. I think back to my K-12 education and the "truth" that we received from textbooks and encyclopedias about Christopher Columbus, Native Americans, the settlement of Oklahoma, etc., and have to wonder at our arrogance and ignorance. I have a set of 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica at my house. It's very interesting to read the authentic and verified 1911 "facts" about different cultures and races!