Method 10 Wiki Tiki Tavi

Whew! I had to delete and edit and save and edit and delete. It shouldn't have been that difficult but it was for some reason.

Our church has a wiki site and I think it is very helpful but also very confusing. It is important that everyone understand the reasoning for having a Wiki site as well as there be clearly defined criteria for accessing and posting. We had a situation where some information was available to everyone that shouldn't have been. I'm going to spend more time learning about Wiki. It is a great place to keep Friends of the Library other committee minutes, contact information, a calendar of upcoming programs, the list of books for the various bookclubs and allowing comments on all of the above.

I have a lot more to learn about wiki but then I feel I have a lot more to learn about everything involved in this program.

Method 9 Chatting and Pulling My Hair Out

I really love the chat widgets and programs. I have received online help from various customer service departments through online chat. It is especially helpful with computer issues. I can see where it could also be very valuable in a library setting. If a reference librarian had a chat feature where people searching for information could talk to him/her and get their input, also an online book club for readers who are just too tired after a long day at the office to venture back out to the library for a meeting.

I did get very frustrated trying to add the meebo widget to my blog. I settled for putting it in a post like the youtube video and using a slide, but it seemed that it was supposed to be a widget not a one time post.

I attempted to add it then I also attempted to edit the html of my blog, but that was very confusing. I needed more information on how to add this widget, more remedial instructions.

Chat is a good thing and it is a very good way to personalize the impersonal cyberland.

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