This speech is my recital, I think it's very vital, To rock a rhyme, that's right on time, It's Wiki is the title, here we go...
Wiki's are an amazing thing. They allow the public to create and edit the information posted. There really is not much out there that gives that much control to the users. It's nice to know we have a say!
While looking at some of the Wiki's for other libraries, I started thinking of how they could be useful. GRPL has links to music, books, movies, research, and more for both adults and kids. The Bull Run Library had their OCLC information on the site. These would be great things to include for our patrons especially if online access is the easiest way to get information. All that information in spot!
The one thing that I feel needs to be paid close attention to, though, is the use of the scroll bar on the site. The only way you scroll left to right on the Bull Run Library site is you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to move it over to read the last few words. I don't think it is the easiest system so I would be very conscience about that if creating a Wiki.
What I think is most ideal about a Wiki is the speed and potential ease of posting things to it. You can keep it updated with all the different events happening at your library and put different resources to community and state events and information. You can be as creative as you want with it. It's an ideal "quick fix".
It's Wiki, Wi-Wi Wiki!
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