When I first started at the Library one of the most popular questions was "Which encyclopedia should I buy?" Parents where always concerned that their children wouldn't have access to information for homework. We however would realise that as soon as an encyclopedia was published the information would be out of date. Wiki's by pass that problem......
What's in a Wiki...
From Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
From Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
Why Wiki?
Easy to use
Web-based
Simple syntax (don't need to know HTML)
Anyone can make changes -- no more waiting for the Webmaster to get around to your requested changes.
Many free and open source options
Flexible and extensible
Why Not?
Too open -- "I don't want someone changing my writing!"
Disorganized
Easy to use
Web-based
Simple syntax (don't need to know HTML)
Anyone can make changes -- no more waiting for the Webmaster to get around to your requested changes.
Many free and open source options
Flexible and extensible
Why Not?
Too open -- "I don't want someone changing my writing!"
Disorganized
Wiki's the way of the future!!!! It will be interesting to see how these evolve....
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