Explore some library wikis, either through Matthew Bejune's links, Libsuccess, or LISwiki, and blog about your experience. What did you find interesting? What are the advantages of using wikis? Can you think of ways a wiki could be used in your job? in your personal life?
I took a look at the Loudounpedia. It's a nice site, attractive to view. Maneuvering through the pages was a little of a chore from time to time, as some of the pages seem to lack the links needed to get one back to the previous screen. If you don't have a basic idea of what you want to find, you could be left in the cold. I suppose that people who regularly use it do know what they're looking for, though. Still, it was pretty, in a nice grey sort of way.
One thing I found interesting were the pages with source images. Apparently, they're accessible just like anything else. Seems kinda cluttery and...I don't know...tacky, to me.
As far as using one for the job...I suppose there are uses, but I wouldn't be wild about one that was open to public editing. One open to only staff would be convenient, in that any staff member could add to a page, updating information, providing clarifications, what have you.
I can't think of a use for one in my personal life. At all.
Explore some non-library wikis. You can perform a google search to find a wiki that is related to your interests. Blog about your experience.
Heck, this part's easy. I use Wookiepedia at least weekly. It's very entertaining and easy to access. Sometimes it gets hacked and odd images pop up, but by and large it is active and up to date with the latest movies, books and source material. Not to be missed if you're a fan.
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