collaboration

This week is the first where I actually feel on familiar territory as I have had some experience with wikis in the past. One MLIS project included building a web page for an imaginary library that included a wiki. However, it has been a while since that course, so I found Amanda's 'try it out' wiki page a very useful refresher. Because I have had experience with the technical whys and hows of wikis, I think I will jump right to the articles that discuss the implications and myriad uses of wikis in the library/knowledge/information management world.

Wikis: wicked or wicked?    Upon learning about wikis this week, I find that it is a great tool, but I have some reservations as well. I am still weighing the pros and cons. Wikis can be compared to blogs in that anyone can create a page and publish.