Recently I made a wiki for my library tech class. I did this through Wikia.com. It was a lot of fun, yet was very frustrating. My pages main purpose was to help increase knowledge in how to use useful research tools. This included Google advanced Search, a library OPAC and Indiana Inspire. I also decided to use dogs as the running theme throughout my site and even wrote my own Encyclopedic article on them. On mine, I chose to make it so only I can edit it. This is to ensure the high quality of the Wiki.

My site is set up over 5 pages. A main page explaining what the wiki is for and contains my article. The next three are the main body pages, each explaining how to use either Google advanced search, The library Opac or Inspire. Finally the last is a suggested resource page. The final page contains books and sites pertaining to dogs. A link can be found below this blog post.

Wikis have a lot of potential for helping libraries. They could be used as teaching tools. Wikis based around certain subjects can help teach students the basics of that subject. For instance, a science wiki could help teach important formulas, and an English wiki could teach grammar. Also, a wiki could hold a library’s schedule, act as a general forum for library issues, and be a good way to disseminate other information.

A link to my Wiki

Research Wiki