Our next assignment is to look at some library wikis and comment.
St. Joseph County Library’s Subject Guides
Presented for the convenience of library users and maintained/edited by staff.
Software: MediaWiki
University of Huddersfield’s Electronic Resources Wiki
For the benefit the whole academic community. Edited by staff, but all can comment in the discussions tab.
Software: MediaWiki
University of Minnesota Libraries’ Staff Wiki
A staff intranet.
Software: pmwiki
University of Connecticut Libraries’ Staff Wiki
An IT topics intranet.
Software: MediaWiki
Butler University Libraries' Reference Wiki
A Reference-centered knowledge-base for staff and the larger academic community.
Software: seedwiki
Open WorldCat’s wiki-powered user comments system
To enable user interactivity through reviews and ratings.
Software: not clear
These six examples illustrate the fact that a wiki can be used for various purposes. The MediaWiki interface is a bit spartan, but I think both examples that use it here are well organized and presented. U of Hudd. and Butler need a bit of work on clarity and organization. U of Minn. has a more "designed" interface as well as good organization. The Wiki Worldcat Pilot look very promising. If I had not read the description of it, I would not have realized that a wiki was what was enabling reviews/comments.
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