A wiki is a collaborative web application that allows it users to add, modify or delete content, normal via some form of content management system for easy use, similar to have blogs are edited.
They can range from small group wikis, where only permitted members are allowed to edit the wiki, through to world wide wikis where anyone can edit it. The most famous of these is of course wikipedia.
Wikis can be set up for any conceivable purpose, ranging from wikipeda's encyclopedia, to specific subjects such as courses or TV series and communities both large and small.
Within libraries, such things as book reviews can work well, with readers commenting on the books they have read and their recommendations. It could also be used internally for organisation and for scheduling, for training purposes and for links to relevant and useful information.
Some good ideas. I like the idea f a blog for book reviews and think, given the collaborative nature of the wiki, and Ron't comments on trusting your wiki members, that ideally a wiki could be used for procedures and manuals in a library.
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