Way back at the beginning of grad school, I had to make a wikipedia page for a class, and I remember it being a terrifying experience, full of error messages and lost pages and so on. I wish I had been able to use PBwiki, because I found this program to be relatively intuitive and painless. I liked how easy it was to add photos and links. I have had trouble doing that in the past, but this made it so simple.
I think wikis could be useful to school librarians especially, and also to public librarians when they are putting together projects as a staff. Making a wiki is a good way to keep all of everyone's thoughts and research in one place for easy use. Wikis might also be a good way to passing on information to students about books and sources, either for a special project or after a book talk.
The wikis listed in the blog were great finds... I already bookmarked most of them. I especially like the readers' advisory themed one.
Here's my wiki if anyone wants to check it out:
http://larsendeborahg.pbworks.com/
Oh I hear you about wikipedia! It's a bit daunting for sure. Especially if you want to do anything different or special on your page - good luck! But yes, PBWorks is the best. Very helpful and intuitive and fun even!
ReplyDeleteLOVED your wiki - I NEED to see The Kids Are Alright!! And I just saw Inception this weekend - bravo!