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Utilizing Wikis to Enhance Library Engagement and Resource Visibility

Discover how to effectively use wikis to promote your library's resources and programs. This guide, by Suzanne Severns from James Bowie High School in Arlington, TX, offers insights into what wikis are, their potential for community engagement, and best practices for allowing user interaction. Learn about the varying levels of restrictions you can impose and how to utilize Web 2.0 tools for embedding useful resources in your wiki. Explore examples and discuss the pros and cons of community editing to maximize your library's outreach.

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Utilizing Wikis to Enhance Library Engagement and Resource Visibility

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  1. Using Wikis to Promote Your Library Resources and Programs Suzanne Severns Librarian, James Bowie H.S. – Arlington, TX sseverns@aisd.net http://martinhslibrary.wikispaces.com

  2. What’s a Wiki? • A website where people can edit the page by clicking on the edit tab if it is unlocked. These same people may be able to post to a discussion board if it’s offered. • Wikipedia – Perhaps the most popular wiki of them all though they’ve locked a lot of pages! Did she say Wikipedia???

  3. Wikis Have: • Creator who is also an “organizer” (me) • Organizers who may accept/reject members and edit (Ms. Shoop & me) • Members who can edit pages and add to a discussion board(s) on the wiki if allowed access (students/patrons)

  4. Things to Consider • Do you want your patrons to edit your page? • Are you willing to allow them to at least post messages to a discussion board? • Do you have time to monitor a wiki? (Email notifications and RSS feeds can help.)

  5. Types of Restrictions • Most Restrictive – Use as a website with no editing or discussion boards. • Somewhat restrictive – Use as a website with discussion board(s). • Least restrictive – Let others join and edit pages or post to discussion boards.

  6. So Why Bother? • Wikis can be used to provide pages for groups/classes to collaborate and post information they’ve found, ask questions, etc. http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/

  7. Finding Web 2.0 tools to embed in your website or wiki: • http://web20tools.wetpaint.com • http://www.go2web20.net/ • See last page of handout, too! Beware of “Beta”!!! Beta programs sometimes have glitches, disappear, or cost money later on.

  8. Examples http://www.shackstacks.wikispaces.com http://martinhslibrary.wikispaces.com http://joycevalenzaworkshop.wikispaces.com/

  9. Mediagraphy • Microsoft. Clipart. 13 June 2010.

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