Thursday, March 13, 2008

The Question of Wikis

I recently read the book The cult of the amateur by Andrew Keen which does portray some of the dangers of the web 2.0. He had some interesting points on wiki which might make the information professional nervous about the concept of such a huge enterprise as wikipedia.

I've not had to opportunity or need to create a wiki yet, but I have found my own council's entry could be improved and that I might try starting an entry for my library from scratch.

I also love the concept of a procedures wiki for the library. How many weekend shifts have I come across something that a simple answer would have solved, but a colleague hasn't been there to answer.

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