A wiki wiki (wow we're on week 7)

--- and here I am, did you find me from the kcls27things wiki site???

Wikis. They're ok, I need more time to acclimate to the idea. Not that I would want to create my own website, but knowing about wikis will help since they're sort of a beginner's page. No need to understand html, and easily edited is a plus. But having them open for all to edit would make me a little uneasy that someone would change what I spent my time working on. As long as the editing keeps bringing up the progress of the site and the collaborations of other editors was constructive I'd be fine. Maybe I'll try it out one of these days if I can find something I felt my input could be of use.

As for their use in a library, I'd suggest setting up sites for all of those everyday questions we answer for the public for example how to sign onto a computer, save files, and print. If we kept a link on the pages then patrons could access a help page without having to leave their seats, and they could give other users tips. The downside would be our patrons who would add negative information so there would have to be some censoring needed then.

Maybe a bookclub or group that meets often in the library could use wikis to stay up to date without having to call and send emails so often. And I'd say if someone could set up a wiki that dealt with reviews of books and other items we have in our collection, it could be another sort of social networking between our users that could take place online too.