Thursday, August 21, 2008

Wikis


Book Lovers Wiki Princeton Public Library: I like this Wiki very much- it's a tad like our Next Reads but has actual reviews right there on the same page & reading club members are able to participate & contribute reviews and other content to the wiki. I like the idea of using a wiki in this way and it allows the opportunity to experiment and learn about new technologies within the community.
St Joseph's County Public Library Subject Guide: SJCPL Subject Guides: Thought this was just like doing a subject search on a Library catalogue, until I actually had a look at it. It seems to have good basic helpful info on a lot of different subjects for example how to go about starting to research your family history, links to online subscription genealogy related databases & other St Joseph's & Indianna County links as well as National Links.
Library Success: A best practices wiki: I like the fact that this is one place where all of this Library related information is collected and organized- "one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians". Anywhere in the world, librarians who are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology, or have materials, or anything that would be helpful to other librarians, including useful websites, can record them on this Wiki & provide Links. Interesting that this wiki has vandalism problems!!!! So I guess this must be one of the biggest drawbacks about Wikis. Topics covered seem to be pretty comprehensive & well written up.
Other Library Wiki examples: There again, the uses of Wikis seem to be endless- from staff manuals to community info & guides.
Being a "picture" person I would like some of these Wikis to have more illustrations, so I've added one little picture to this post!!!

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