wikis

Hmm, so much to think about when talking about my personal
experiences with social software, where do I start? Let’s start by saying that
I am old and am a creature of habit – not to say that I would never consider
using all of these technologies to some degree, but I am so used to doing
things online in one way that I don’t know when I would find the time to get
into new habits. For instance, I am sure RSS is a good thing and can really
synthesize my online surfing, but I like going to each website separately

Wow, what a whirlwind of social software technology we have
looked at in the past 14 weeks. While all of these technologies have some use
in a library setting, some are more conducive to the library environment than
others. I really like the ideas we looked at with media sharing, as I think
this is a medium where libraries can really show how far they have come and use
media sharing as a great marketing tool to show your library to the world. This
also seems like an easily implemented medium, as most (if not all) libraries

So much to talk about! Some of the libraries we’ve looked at in our case studies have done great things with social software that I think add real value to library services. Among the projects that seem the most useful are:

By Chris, Jennifer, Katrina, and Kristen  

  This week's case studies demonstrate many potential uses for wikis and the diverse ways in which they can be implemented. Of the case studies this week, I was most impressed by those that greeted users with a functional main page.

I've never really understood the controversy over wikis, and I've always been inclined to view the controversy as more of a generational misunderstanding. My mother, after seeing Andrew Keen speak at OLA conference, insisted that I read his book, The Cult of the Amateur: how today's Internet is killing our culture. But the
element of his message that she found most horrifying, that young people are

This week's topic has been one of my favourites so far, and I was excited to find out what wikis are and what they can offer.   It's really starting to become clear how each software takes a unique approach that can be useful for certain situations.

Being a part of the wiki group has really given me insight into how a basic wiki works.  Look forward to my second blog posting tomorrow on behalf of my group, and enjoy our wiki!