THING 13 Wikis

A wiki is a website that is quick to build and easy to edit. Information can be changed, edited, or rewritten by the members of the site. It is a collaborative site that allows the pooling of knowledge and exchanging of ideas.

The are many pros and cons about wikis. It is a free and open source that is flexible. Anyone has the ability to take part in its creation. Since anyone can edit a wiki it can be disorganized and have a lack of control. It is open to vandalism, spam, and malicous people.

I don't think wikis are for me. Since I am such an over organzied person it would drive me crazy that anyone can edit the wiki. The lack of control one has over a wiki would drive me to my wits end.

Wikis could be useful in the library world since they can provide community information and other things such as programs, reader's advisory, reference services. They can provide a connection between our patrons and the library.