Week Five: Wikis

Well, I must admit that I got my hopes up... I was all set to give you a glorious spiel about how the use of Wikipedia promotes pornography but, alas, another time perhaps...

I must admit that I quickly flicked through the Wikis but the most notable one for me was the SJCPL subject guides (http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page). They has a whole section of genealogy with tips as to what websites to visit and how to get started. Considering the number of enquiries our branch has for genealogy research, this is a very valuable tool to pass on!

As for the types of applications that the library has that would be fantastic in a Wiki... The main thing that springs to mind is the research that is undertaken at the Central Reference Library - especially local history and family history research... Maybe a how-to guide for how the research was undertaken, what tools were useful... that sort of thing - something localised would be fantastic.

A book review Wiki where staff can post reviews would also be quite useful :0).

In my opinion, a Wiki is a site that you can go to in order to obtain information - any types of information (obviously the most obvious example of this would be Wikipedia). That being said, I would only use Wikis to quench my general questions and interests - I would never use one for academic purposes unless it was posted by a reputable source.

That's the end of my rant *waves*