Wikis For Libraries

Course description

Wikis are defined as collaborative websites whose content can be
edited by anyone who has access to it. Most famous of these is the
Wikipedia, which calls itself..Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that
anyone can edit at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
This workshop will look at wikis from several perspectives--as
reference tools, with both strengths and weaknesses, and as 
collaborative working tools used by libraries and other organizations in internal operations.

We will look at prominent examples of wikis and best practices in wiki
development and use. Should your library staff be using wikis for
answering reference questions...or anything else? The workshop will
attempt to answer that question. Even if your library may not need wikis, the world at large is using wikis and librarians should understand why--and why not-- these
tools should be used.

What you will learn

• How wikis are developed, constructed and edited
• Which wikis are of greatest value to researchers
• Which wikis are of greatest use to librarians
• How libraries can use wikis for internal operations
  

Topics covered include

• Concerns about the validity and authority of wiki resources, particularly Wikipedia
• Quality control of wiki information
• How your library can use wikis for both researcher and librarian information

Course details

Course: I 997

Duration: 1/2 Day

Fee:

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