Week 7 : Wikis

Security and accuracy of information remains as important in Wikis as it does in an OPAC. An article in the Saturday Age (December 2) claimed that Wikipaedia has site/content managers checking up on potential ligitous and offensive material. The libraries referred to in this exercise as having Wikis must have people controlling what content is being added by their borrowers.

I like the idea of using the Wiki, such as in the New Orleans example, to publicise recent events. This might help to publicise a Yarra Plenty Wiki and stimulate borrower interest. Having links on the Wiki to library 2.0 and the type of learning programmes such as we are working on now would help people know what this is all about and the ability to communicate with staff who have specific interests on their blogs might create further interaction between staff and borrowers.