Wikis are a fun word, and also a great tool.
I have been a member of the wetpaint wiki for some years now and have contributed a little to a couple of sites, book related.
Discover: I loved some of those wikis, particularly as you can see from my heading the wookieepedia. Wiki is a word that that you can have such fun with and the Star Wars fans obviously have.
I think a way Libraries can use wikis is to collaborate on information that needs currency. Book groups, reviews and other opinion sharing subjects is a great way to do this. The book lovers wiki at Princeton library was a perfect example of this.
Explore: I contributed a paragraph to the NSW public learning 2.0 wiki, and noticed in the list of next generation catalogs that Queens library with Aquabrowser was listed. We have wanted this and Queens use it very well. It is a pity that most Library Management Systems are not in touch with this possible next generation as their standard OPAC. They have missed the wave...
Adventure: I couldn't believe that my small suburb was listed in Wikipedia! It even listed famous people that live/d there. I would like to add a picture of the library building that has been closed for some time as my contribution to this article, but I have yet to take a photo.
I have been a member of the wetpaint wiki for some years now and have contributed a little to a couple of sites, book related.
Discover: I loved some of those wikis, particularly as you can see from my heading the wookieepedia. Wiki is a word that that you can have such fun with and the Star Wars fans obviously have.
I think a way Libraries can use wikis is to collaborate on information that needs currency. Book groups, reviews and other opinion sharing subjects is a great way to do this. The book lovers wiki at Princeton library was a perfect example of this.
Explore: I contributed a paragraph to the NSW public learning 2.0 wiki, and noticed in the list of next generation catalogs that Queens library with Aquabrowser was listed. We have wanted this and Queens use it very well. It is a pity that most Library Management Systems are not in touch with this possible next generation as their standard OPAC. They have missed the wave...
Adventure: I couldn't believe that my small suburb was listed in Wikipedia! It even listed famous people that live/d there. I would like to add a picture of the library building that has been closed for some time as my contribution to this article, but I have yet to take a photo.
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Glad you're having fun with wikis! And I hope your RSS feeds aren't swamping you? Though I always think there's a lot to be said for the old tangent...
Victoria
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