Week 7, Thing 16

This week we were to learn about wikis--which allow groups of people to set up webpages without the knowledge to do so. Thus, it sounds like a short-cut to get people not technologically saavy at least participating in the internet. After surveying the linked wikis, I found the following to be the most interesting: http://bullrunlibrary.pbwiki.com/ and http://booklovers.pbwiki.com/. The Bull Run Library wiki had a lot of information for the library itself as well as the library's greater community. In addition, the site also had supplementary information on things of interest like the DTV transition and genealogy. Overall, this site is convenient for both users and creators. As far as the book lovers site, book lovers are known typically not to be the best techno wizards so it's nice this site plays to this stereotype a little (since they are using wiki to create the site). On the site are reviews and links to other libraries, so it is useful on a more specific, minimized level. Another site that provided good information on wikis is: http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Wikis#Examples_and_Information, where I learned that wikis are also used for conference sites, community info, and subject guides.