Working on a Wiki was a new experience for me; and I thought the process was very time-consuming. I thought learning the navigation part of the wiki was difficult and frustrating. I'm still not sure if I got the uploading of the documents part right - what's the difference between putting the documents on as a page or a folder? - and do you have to do both? I spent so much time on this project. And that to me is the drawback of using wikis- this it is too cumbersome for librarians - too much time checking what is posted and editing postings that are inaccurate.
However, one way that libraries can benefit from using wikis is to share information; particularly forms, written procedures, presentations. This would save us a lot of time because we librarians wouldn't have to go around re-inventing the wheel. My personal preference of a web tool for informational purposes is blogger. It is easier to use than wikis and I like the navagation better. It is much simplier and I think you can be more creative with blogger. It is so simple to pick a template and you are ready to go! Love blogger, would pick it hands down over wikis.
I have to agree with you, Elizabeth. I found it time consuming... and useful at the same time. I love the fact that they can offer individual librarians the ability to add information and fully develop a topic with other librarians.
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