Thing 10 - Wikis

I edited the front page of the 23 things on a stick wiki. I am the one who commented on how messy this particular wiki is. I like the idea of a group of people being able to work on a "project" at the same time. It looked to me that some of the projects had been abandoned, however.

I think internet subject guides would work well for a wiki. It would be worrisome to allow public input on the wiki - but if the "collective" can really enforce its will on the wiki, it might be safe. But, even with allowing only library staff to vet the sites and maintain the links, the programs are easy to use and multiple people can be working on the project and the information can be updated immediately. This is better than having one person in charge of the website, because that person usually has too much to do already.

I would think that teachers/faculty would allow Wikipedia to be used as a source but not by itself. If they require multiple sources, all of which agree, there should be no problem in using a Wikipedia article. The articles are quick overviews of subjects - for further reading or information, a person must continue researching.

I can understand limiting by format only if the idea of the project is to use a particular format in lieu of others. Such as, in this paper, you are only to use print journal articles. The next paper, books. The next paper, online journal articles.