What will I learn?
- What is a Wiki?
- Where can I find good Wikis?
- What are libraries doing with wikis?
Watch this
Wikis in Plain English (3:52)
Read this: Wikis in libraries
I had to start this section with a link to an excellent presentation titled Wikis: A beginner’s look by Meredith Farkas. Loads of good links and examples for libraries!
Libraries around the world are using Wikis for many functions. Here are some examples:
(1) Using Instructional Wikis
Article to consider: Teaching and learning online with wikis (2004)Example from the Oregon Library Service:
http://instructionwiki.org/Main_Page
Example from Barnard College:
https://infolit.wiki.barnard.edu/Main_Page(2) Wiki Reference Services
Article to consider: Wikis in the workplace: How wikis can help manage knowledge in library reference services
Butler University libraries maintain a ‘Reference Wiki’:
http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/
The Bradley library also maintains a ‘Library Reference Wiki’:
http://wiki.bradley.edu/library_reference/index.php/Library_Reference:About(3) Wikis as Subject Guides
Article to consider: Using a wiki as a subject guide (2006)Ohio University BizWiki:
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page
Now, what do I have to do?
- Visit Wikipedia - one of the world’s best known wikis for an introduction to wikis and discover what these tabs mean:
- Article
- Discussion
- Edit this page
- History
- Visit Wetpaint (a wiki provider) or Wiki.com and look for wiki topics that interest you, such as technology, or web 2.0, or library 2.0.
What can you find that interests you?
Make a note about wikis in a comment below. Answer one of these questions:
How is a wiki different from a website? Can you think of something that you might want to do with a wiki in a library?
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