#17

I tried to register my blog on the Sandbox wiki but for some reason it would not accept it. I even have a witness to my many tries and she agrees it was not ME!

So instead I am writing about posting to the wiki for my Serials class. We were each assigned a serials term to define and were to post our definition to the Serials Definition Wiki. Had no problem cutting & pasting my document; even the links in the document were ok -something Maurice told me to check. When I tried to create a hyperlink to the main page, I nearly messed the whole thing up. Spent 2 hours trying to figure out that piece. Totally forgot that Irmgarde had told me to make a new page for my definition and go back to the main/front page and link from there. After a good night's sleep I realized I might know how to make the link. A video instruction sent by my professor after a frantic email the previous night confirmed I was on the right track. All is now well and my definition is on the wiki! I have another to do for this class and one planned in FY08 at work.

#16

Read several of the discovery resources about wikis and printed a few out since I need to create a wiki for a class and then another for a committee I am on.

Visited the Book Lover's wiki- Princeton Library. Thought it was interesting that they included FAQs (a good thing for those beginners) and had raffles going on, to which local merchants donated goods. This wiki was well-organized and had a link to the library catalog, which is quite convenient if you've just read a good review and want to now read the book. This type of wiki could be used for library book discussion groups or for reader's advisory.

Visited the Bull Run Library wiki. This wiki is maintained by a library patron and is not affiliated or supported by the Bull Run Library in any way. I was really curious about that; it seems that the wiki could be a positive thing for the library as long as the patron was happy, but what happens if the patron is not happy with the library. There are links to other county library systems in VA as well as links to resources such as LibraryThing and Library elf. The general idea of library news, resources, and links work well but I am concerned about ownership and relationship with the library.

Visited Library Success wiki. It looks exactly like wikipedia and is easy to follow. Topics are relevant to any library system. The links work. It is available to staff and patrons alike.