Online Workshop: Wikis in Libraries: Building Interactive Collections and Knowledge Repositories
May 1 – 31, 2008
This workshop will: (1) provide an overview of the wiki phenomena and distinguish its position in citizens’ media and the free culture movement; (2) explore a variety of ongoing projects in the wiki and library community, exploring the possibilities and applications for public libraries; (3) examine online wiki services and hosting options; and (4) detail the process of producing a local library wiki and its implementation. Participants will produce a library wiki, and be able to steward and contribute to ongoing wiki projects.
Preview at: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/librarycourses/wikicourse.cfm
Faculty: Bonnie Peirce, Head of Children’s Services, Dover Town Library, founder of B3OK, an open, global, mobile knowledge network connecting the physical and digital worlds, co-founder of http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com, and founder of Library Goddesses; wizardhere@gmail.com
For more information see
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/ or email
gslisce@simmons.edu.
