Libnet – Task 16

I added my entry to Libnet a tool I am familiar with having set up SSAH Libnet page. Libnet doesn’t strike me as a real wiki as being Librarians we can’t resist trying to impose a heirarchical structure so it doesn’t seem to function seemlessly like wikipedia

Wikis

I have to confess wikipedia is one of my favourite websites for entertainment topics such as television series that are guilty pleasures such as Buffy the Vampire slayer and Dexter as the entries have been written by obsessive fans. In terms of medical topics or academic assignments wikipedia wouldn’t be on my list of websites but is very good for technology topics. I am all ways in awe of the amount of time people are prepared to commit to writing entries for wikipedia. Of course the issue of any one being able to edit entries allows for interesting interpretations of history and some good conspiracy theories as to who is editing and what the CIA is up to. Got a love a good conspiracy theory! The entry for Salvadore Allende has disclaimers throughout such as the following

“The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed.
The information may have been removed or included by an editor as a result.
Please see discussion on the talk page considering whether its inclusion is warranted.(June 2009)”

On the far less controversial topic of Library uses of Wikis one of the wikis I aspire to emulate is Biz Wiki . I have a dream that one day I will create my own liaison wiki.