Many libraries have built or are planning to build wiki’s for the communities they serve. OF course, building a wiki is it is one issue but getting the community involved in adding new data, editing older date, etc. is a completely different issue. Like we have said many times on ResourceShelf, creating and and/or buying content (book, DVD, online database, etc) does not guarantee that the community will use it.

On the Nieman Journalism Lab blog, you;ll find a post titled, “Welcome to Davis, Calif.: Six lessons from the world’s best local wiki.” It offers several suggestions about how to make your community wiki a dynamic and robust resource used used by the entire community.

Sections of the article include:

+ “Wikis need content to breed content.”

+ “Business information is the holy grail.”

+ “A wiki’s strengths kick in after one year.”

+ “Start with a subculture, then build out to a general audience.”

+ “Keep your content open source, no matter what.”

Access the Complete Nieman Center Blog Post

Source: Nieman Journalism Lab Blog

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