Week 7, Thing 16:Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them

Wikis - at last, something that I already know about! Although I guess I didn't realize that a wiki is basically just a web page that has a (potentially) unlimited number of authors. We do have several wikis already set up for our Library System, including a new one to help support our Early Literacy Peer Coaching Initiative. This wiki will allow storytime presenters to share ideas for using materials in the storytime boxes that are currently circulating, so that others can benefit directly and immediately from the postings. I really liked the Book Lovers Wiki - developed by the Princeton Public Library. Seemed like this would be a cool component to add to our Summer Reading Program for all ages. I guess the Read Much? discussion on our teen page is a wiki,too. Of course, these kinds of wikis have to be monitored, so they're not as freewheeling as some of the others out on the web.