So, I love Wikipedia and other wiki's. Recognizing that they do have their limitations, they also have many great applications. Even though the information is subject to being edited by who knows, when researching should we not always read with a discerning eye? What a great way to create communal knowledge.
Wikipedia was not really highlighted in this week's discovery exercise, but I would like to take a minute to talk about why I really like it. I love that the interactive bibliographies are usually quite comprehensive and serve as a great starting point for more serious research. It is also a great tool on the reference desk for when customers have questions about television shows.
I have used the ALA Conference wikis with success and I love playing around on the Open Library, which is a wiki of sorts. I think it would be fantastic if we had a library wiki maintained by the talented JPL staff. I would also like it if we had wikis specific to children's and teen services for JPL.
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