Well after a week-long hiatus of Web 2.0 development, largely due to the fact that I was, and still am, extremely frustrated with Flickr, I have decided to tackle wikis. I looked at the various wiki links from the Web 2.0 site, and here is my review on each.
I found the St. Joseph County one quite cute - there seemed to be alot of 'grass roots' contributions. The site was a little messy, but it's essentially a good idea. I found the genealogy section particularly useful. This kind of wiki would be very popular in Manukau given the importance of family history in this city.
The Princeton Library wiki has obviously just got off the ground but seems to be quite a professional website. I think this idea would work particularly well amongst Manukau Library staff, who would then be able to read reviews from other staff in the city, and share them with the public.
The Library Success wiki through what appears to be a Wikipedia format (is it part of Wikipedia) is an idea which will impact all libraries everywhere. The links are too tenuous at the moment (there is little explanation as to what each link and link-to-link [what is the word for this?] entails). An idea such as this, however, will enable communications between libraries the world over on how to increase patron satisfaction and service, improve efficiency and develop the whole library experience.
I also skimmed through the other wiki links on the Library Success website. I found the bibliography on information about wikis at the bottom of the page somewhat useful. The library wikis themselves all looked particularly useful to their staff members. The idea relies on steady contribution from a large group of people, but the idea shows alot of potential.
Thw wikis are, in my opinion, one of the more useful tools an organisation can employ on the net, and one which is most relevant to the development of Manukau Libraries.
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