Sunday, October 31, 2010

Wiki-what?!

Wikis are fairly new to me.  I find the concept of viewers being able to add to the info really interesting and quite clever.  But is it trustworthy?    I am yet to come across a page that has blatently obvious incorrect info and  my children do use it quite often for their homework and they have never had to redo it due to incorrect info so I think it generally is trustworthy.  Maybe this is a credit to the moderators?   

Is there a use for it in libraries?  This I am not sure about, I can see that it could be useful for internal training and procedures as they are often changing so the info can be quickly updated.  But as for any other purpose I’m yet to be convinced.  I’m quite happy to be converted though (still loving the RSS feeds!) as I love the thought of libraries moving ahead and going with the current trends to stay relevent and to continue being a main part of our communities.  


The wikis I viewed were Readers Advisory Wiki, Antioch University's Staff Training and Support Wiki and St Joseph County Public Library's Subject Guides Wiki. 


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  1. AnonymousNovember 5, 2010 at 12:29 AM

    You are going great guns with your 2.0. It is obviously something you are enjoying. As you can see I have finally worked out how to do the comments.
    Anne

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  2. AnonymousNovember 9, 2010 at 12:47 AM

    I hear you, wiki what? I still do not feel comfortable about using wikis, but then again there is a lot of (useful) crap out there!

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  3. jessicaNovember 25, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    http://wikisummaries.org/ gives book summaries that anyone can add to... the library could do something like this with patrons reviewing, similar to our staff picks (what happened to that by the way?)?? Maybe I'm clutching at straws.

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  4. internet.trainingNovember 26, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    Yes I agree with you, I was really finding it a stretch to see us using a wiki.I suggested ways we could, but I am not sure whether it would be used much.

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  5. kathrynDecember 14, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    love the cartoon!
    maybe we should have gone Thermomix wiki rather than blog??

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  6. MissDecember 17, 2010 at 5:46 PM

    I've created a wiki on wetpaint and can't wait to see how well used it is by the crew I've put it up for. Love the idea of them for sharing info and ideas.

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