Monday, November 26, 2007

Thing #16 - Wikis

Previously, the only "wiki" I had ever heard of is Wikipedia. I had never considered that libraries or other sites could incorporate the use of a wiki for their own purposes. This is great idea! I particularly loved the idea of BookLoversWiki, using the wikipedia technology for reviewing books. What a great idea. I also thought that using a wiki for a particular event, such as ALA 2006 New Orleans Wiki is an interesting application for them.

I'm glad to see that the history of edits is recorded and that it is possible to revert to a previous version. I think that helps curb the problem of possible unreliability of information.

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