Wednesday, December 3, 2008

My View on WIKIs



For until a few weeks ago my first sorce and I assumed the easiest source to find basic informaion was WIKIPEDIA. But it was just 2weeks ago I came to know that the information in the wikipedia can be edited by anyone and everyone. Fortunately I used it for some basic information and nothing serious.I think I would continue using this but only for starter and some general information only.
Having library wikis is a useful as long as only authorized people can edit it just like the St. Joseph County Public Library system.It would also be useful for booktalks. It would also be useful for group oriented activities.If a library has an accountable website then having a wiki beats the purpose.
The advantage of not needing to learn a language or software to create and edit in a wiki is an awesome feature.

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