Why a Wiki?

• This is one way that LSO can communicate and not tie up other resources.
• We should become familiar with this new technology.
• It's an easy way to post information and learn HTML at the same time.
• PBwiki seemed like the fastest method to start a wiki, without the limitations of having too many users.
  • Other Wikis such as jotspot and seedwiki limit free accounts to 5 users. I think this one can have many users without additional cost. Although, it limits us to only 10MB of information.
  • A drawback to this wiki is that you have to enter information using html type commands. But thankfully, there's a nice guide to follow: Wiki Style This is also available above the editing box, when you decide to edit.
  • Pbwiki allows you to check your work with a preview, just don't forget to update the page when you are satisfied.

Articles on Wikis:

Emma Tonkin's Article \"Making a Case for Wiki\" - Published in __Ariadne__, Issue 42, January 2005

Eric Oatman's Article \"Make Way for Wikis\" - Published in __School Library Journal__, November 2005

If you are an ALA/ACRL Member, see Withers, Buell and Casson's article \"Something wiki this way comes: An interactive way of posting, updating, and tracking changes in information used by library staff\" - Published in __CR&L News__, Vol. 6 No. 11, Dec. 2005.