Thing 17: A Few of My Favorite Things

Editing the CTLS 23 Things Sandbox was surprisingly easy! I'm not sure why I found it surprising, since I've heard several times that PB Wiki is easy to use. I have to admit, though, that in general I find editing wikis to be very intimidating. I have never edited Wikipedia, despite how often I use it and the fact that I have found mistakes before. I can't really put my finger on why...I just do. I'm even more intimidated by the idea of creating a wiki from scratch. At least when editing, there's a template in place and I just have to follow it. I'll have to add conquering this fear to my list of resolutions for 2009.

You can check out my additions to the Sandbox on the Favorite Library Blogs and Favorite What Have You pages.

Thing 16: Wiki Wiki Waa

Sometimes I try to remember what my life was like before Wikipedia and I can barely recall. I feel the same way about Google, Amazon, and IMDB. Remember when you used to recognize someone in a movie, but you couldn't think of what you'd seen them in before and you wracked your brain for days? Clearly, I digress. On to the topic at hand: library wikis.

I browsed several of the wikis suggested on the 23 Things blog and I have to say, I am extremely impressed with the ALA Annual 2008 Wiki. What an amazing resource for anyone attending the annual conference, but especially for first-time attendees! The 2009 one still needs a lot of work, but I have no doubt it will get there.