Thursday, October 25, 2007

Wiki, Wiki, Wiki the 16th challenge

I think I really like this wiki thing, where anyone and everyone can participate, and share their knowledge and expertise. Of course there can be problems, such as misinformation, vandalism, subjectivity, and spam, but I can definitely see advantages and usefulness for the wiki. For one thing, you don't have to know HTML to add to or edit a wiki. Also, the information tends to be constantly emerging and up-to-date. I examined the library wikis, and my favorites were the book lovers wiki, and library success wiki. With wikis, you could greatly diminish the number of e-mails you must read and respond to. Also, with wikis such as the library success wiki, you would not have to wade through a list serve anymore. I like the idea of using a wiki for conference/meeting planning, policy manuals, such as the SIB, and the library catalog, where staff and patrons could review library materials.

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