I looked at several library wikis and found that Princeton Public Library had developed a Book Lovers Wiki, the adults that registered with the Summer Reading Program could rate the books they read, write a book review and have it posted onto the Book Lovers Wiki, they could also make comments about other people's book reviews on this wiki. The library also provided helpful instructions on how to do a book review and a rating scale that people could choose from to rate their books ( how easy is that). I think the incentive for doing the book reviews were the prizes that you could win, because the more book reviews you posted onto the Book Lovers Wiki the more chances you had to win prizes such as book vouchers, movie tickets, lunch and dinner gift certificates. We have Manix for our teenagers but what about having a similar reading program for our adult borrowers, now there's a thought Manukau Libraries.
Looking into how a wiki can be used in libraries I was interested to read that part of a library's website could be developed into a wiki for community information. This community wiki would be very much like a online community noticeboard where members of the community would post reviews about the best car mechanics they know of, or when a certain sports events is being held, or even the best restaurants in the local area. Other members in the community could agreed with the reviews on the community wiki or disagree, so the community wiki could end up being like an online discussion board for the community.
To read more about this click on the link below:
Using Wikis to Create Online Communities
For librarians a wiki is a great way to share ideas with other libraries about what projects, resources and technology worked at their library branches, so other librarians can borrow these ideas and use them e.g. replicating school holiday programmes. Wikis can also be used by libraries for planning and documenting projects, having a pathfinder/subject guide like St. Joseph County Public Library, posting library newsletters, book reviews and advertising library events like tea and topics.
Click on the link to find out more:
Library Success: A best practices wiki
Looking into how a wiki can be used in libraries I was interested to read that part of a library's website could be developed into a wiki for community information. This community wiki would be very much like a online community noticeboard where members of the community would post reviews about the best car mechanics they know of, or when a certain sports events is being held, or even the best restaurants in the local area. Other members in the community could agreed with the reviews on the community wiki or disagree, so the community wiki could end up being like an online discussion board for the community.
To read more about this click on the link below:
Using Wikis to Create Online Communities
For librarians a wiki is a great way to share ideas with other libraries about what projects, resources and technology worked at their library branches, so other librarians can borrow these ideas and use them e.g. replicating school holiday programmes. Wikis can also be used by libraries for planning and documenting projects, having a pathfinder/subject guide like St. Joseph County Public Library, posting library newsletters, book reviews and advertising library events like tea and topics.
Click on the link to find out more:
Library Success: A best practices wiki
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