Monday, September 22, 2008

Looking at Wikis

I very much enjoyed this exercise. In the book lover's wiki I instantly saw books that I would love to read, and plan to have a look on our catalogue to see if we already have them - if not, I will put in a recommendation to buy. The utube video gave a very clear and helpful example of how a wiki functions. Some of the wikis for libraries and librarians seemed quite technical, but I could see how useful they would be, making it a useful tool for sharing information and processes so that one doesn't need to keep on reinventing the wheel. I could see many ways that our library could benefit from other's expertise, for instance in branding and promoting services and in the reader's advisory service.

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