Right off the top, "wiki" sounds like wicca. At least to me. Very different context, however.
At work, the reference department now has its own wiki. Among other things, it's a place to pool information about the various parts of the operation. A wiki also brings coworkers together online, featuring their respective expertise and knowledge. For example, our database librarian, who initiated the reference wiki, inserted information about database trials and other electronic projects of hers.
She asked me to put up a page about income taxes, as I order and maintain our sizable collection of forms, instructions and publications. I'll need to get to that shortly.
It seems like a good idea to check out the wikis of other public libraries that belong to the North Suburban Library System in Illinois, as well as other library wikis across the country. Wow. Is there ever a lot to look over, as wikis abound. Take a look at the Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library, the Internet Public Library, the Des Moines (IA) Public Library, the Newark (NJ) Public Library, the Nebraska Library Commission, Indiana Archives and Libraries, the Grand Rapids (MI) Public Library, and the Missouri River Regional Library.
The American Library Association (ALA) provides an ample listing of wikis.
21 November, 2008
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Here's me
- Gwen--23(things)skidoo
- Mt. Prospect, Illinois
- Now that you ask, it's hard to put into words. Reserved at first, but tend to warm up with time. Hope never to lose my sense of humor... or my curiosity. A true wiseguy (there is another word that begins with an "s") pretty much since I could talk... Planning one of these days to return to the piano. Fascinated by the many ironies in (and of) life.
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