Week 7 - Wikis

Wikipedia defines Wiki as a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it. Collaborative, meaning if you have access you can change whatever someone else writes.

Wikis are searchable databases that maybe used as one source for research. It should not be your only source, because the information may not be accurate.

The University of Washington use wikis to market their website. They started inserting links to the university library's digital collections into Wikipedia.

Princeton Public Library uses wiki to encourage their patrons to rate books and movies. Many libraries use wikis as research tools. PCC use wikis to post their staff Procedure’s and Policies.

Wetpaint is one site that offers wiki hosting for free, however Wetpaint comes with advertisements that would not be good for Libraries but the setup is simple and I was able to create my own wiki in less than five minutes. Wikidot is another site that offers wiki hosting and this time without advertisements, better for Libraries, but not as simple to use. Pbwiki is another option for free wiki website.