Library Wikis

This page contains examples of library wikis. For each entry, please include a URL and a brief description of the example.

• http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki A wiki list of library blogs in different library settings.
• http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page. "Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki." This Wiki page offers a variety of information and ideas for librarians. From programming, to technology, many areas are covered through this collection and organization of resources that are all in one place.
• http://wikis.ala.org/annual2008/index.php/Main_Page Wikis are useful for professional development organizations as a place for librarians to collaboratively share and update information. This is the wiki for the ALA Annual Conference 2008 in Anaheim, CA. Attendees can view and share information about the conference through this wiki.
• http://futurelib.pbwiki.com/ This wiki is called futurelib, and it focuses on designing the future of library systems and data formats. Basically, it describes, discusses, and offers information about next-generation catalogs and next-generation data formats.
• http://archiveswiki.historians.org/index.php/Main_Page This Wiki provides information about archival institutions and libraries worldwide. It is geared toward the historian as user, but is an interesting site to find an information institution.
• http://liswiki.org/wiki/Main_Page This is a good all-purpose Wiki in the visual style of Wikipedia, but geared towards libraries. It features a search box, a community portal, and even a random page generator, which is kind of like a page-a-day calendar! LISWiki functions well as a glossary for library science-related terms.
• http://wikis.ala.org/ecrr/index.php/Main_Page Every Child Ready to Read is a research based project that is aimed at helping libraries educate parents on early literacy information. This wiki allows library staff who have held trainings to share their experiences, informaiton, resources and thoughts. There are links within the wiki to ALA's ECRR site.
• http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/butler_wikiref?wikiPageId=186560 The Butler (IN) University library has a different type of wiki, a "reference wiki", set up to assist students with their reference needs. The wiki has various databases, informational sites, and university links that library users have contributed themselves.
• http://wikis.ala.org/lita/index.php/Main_Page The Library Information and Technology Association wiki. LITA is a division of the American Library Association and this wiki is for sharing technology knowledge for libraries, librarians, and other LITA groups.
• http://librarywikis.pbwiki.com/  This wiki is a good place to learn about and share exmples of wikis used in libraries. Very interesting to browse through.
• http://www.library.ohioou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/ndex.php/Main_page  This is the Ohio University Library Wiki for business majors. It is designed to assist business researchers in finding the best resources for projects and topics. It contains a business blog as well as access to databases, articles and local reference resources.