Wikipedia became one of my very best reference friends when I started working at Answer Line. It never feels as authentic as the real encyclopedia, but it has all sorts of things that the World Book will never include. Just as their name (taken from the Hawaiian word for fast) implies, Wikis are a quick way to locate even the most obscure information. Because it's open to everyone, experts in any subject area can post their knowledge for all to see. How cool is this?
Businesses and organizations can share policies and success strategies, and you can create databases for any topic or purpose. This is an amazing resource for libraries, since we never know what the next patron will ask. With wikis we can assemble the information we need in one easy-to-access spot (look at this cool list of libraries that loan out laptops: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Laptop_check-out). This is similar to our Answer File or Handy Reference on the Intranet, but even better because it's open to everyone.
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Hey Jen!
You have the best blog! I feel totally like an idiot reading yours...I think that you may grow up to be a writer one day(like duh)
see ya,
Antonia
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