Friday, August 31, 2007

Wicked wikipedia of the west!


So, are librarians still outlawing Wikipedia, or are we over that yet?

I was just curious.

I really liked this quote from an article on Web Junction called "Using Wikis to Create Online Communities:"

In public libraries, where the technological skills of employees can range from high to non-existent, wikis can allow everyone the ability to develop the website. The resulting website would reflect the imagination and good ideas of the entire organization, not just a select few with the requisite “tech-savvy.”

I would really love to see FCPL use this approach as we explore revamping our website. We all use it everyday and know what we like and dislike about it, so why not pool all of our resources together on a wiki?

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