This document discusses blogs and wikis and their potential uses for libraries. It provides definitions of blogs as reverse chronological collections of categorized and tagged archived material that allow for commenting and RSS feeds. Wikis are described as collaborative websites that allow quick editing without HTML knowledge but can lack organization and control. Examples are given of libraries that have implemented blogs and wikis successfully. Finally, some common blog and wiki software options are listed.

1. Blogs and Wikis - for Libraries Emma Duke-Williams School of Computing

2. Web 2.0 What is Web 2.0 ? Library 2.0?

3. Original Diagram: Tim O’Reilly 2005. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

4. Web 2.0 Architecture AJAX, API, Mashups, Web as a Platform People Wisdom of crowds Personalisation Community

5. Bonaria Biancu – March 16, 2006: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonaria/113222147/

6. What is a blog? Reverse Chronological Categorised / tagged Archived material Comment facilities RSS feeds Links/ feeds from other blogs Database Mine

7. Blogs and libraries University of Illinois Undergrad Library Oxford University Royal College of Midwifery Warwick Blogwithoutalibrary Penn Tags

8. What’s a wiki? Comes from Hawaiian Quick No need to know HTML Collaborative User permissions.

9. Problems with wikis Lack of control Disorganised Vandalism May have to use some “code”

10. Wikis and Libraries Huddersfield University University of South Caroline – Aiken Library Success – A best practice Wikipedia … ? Wikibooks Wikiversity Wikijunior

11. Software Blogs WordPress ( Edublogs , WordPress ) Elgg ( ElggSpaces , Portsmouth ) Wiki Wikispaces ( Westwood ) pbwiki MediaWiki (Software)

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