Libraryoutreach / FacetoFace. Drop-in general orientation-to-the-library sessions and tours are often poorly attended and sometimes even a bit dull. Here are some ideas for workshops that allow librarians to reach out to their communities and develop information literacy skills in more effective ways, outside of the regular curriculum: practical Offer workshops on specific resources that have some buzz. These allow you not only to promote particular library resources, but also to raise critical issues surrounding fee vs free resources and scholarly vs. non-scholarly sources of information. sessions on new subscription-based tools and resources (i.e refworks) - on widely known, controversial free tools -- Google Scholar, Wikipediaseries -- for example: Research Frontiers or Cool Tools @ UNB Libraries political Offer workshops on issues of concern to your community.
Guest speakers specific groups events University of Illinois Library Fall Festival (Open House) + Bob the Book! The Shifted Librarian Wiki. TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook. If Wikipedia Says It, It Must Be True. O'Reilly Network: What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Yo. Published on O'Reilly Network ( See this if you're having trouble printing code examples by Tom Stafford, Matt Webb 07/07/2006 Wiki A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser. It's so terrifically easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects.
In this Article: Somewhere, in a dimly lit classroom, a library bench, or in a home study, some lucky so-and-so is writing an essay from beginning to end with no notes. A wiki is a website where every page can be edited in a web browser, by whomever happens to be reading it. Wikis Work for Big Projects This article was written using a wiki, as were most of the 100 hacks in our book, Mind Hacks. Wikipedia builds on transparency, simple linking, and a low barrier to entry for crowds of people to be involved in editing and authoring. What It's Like to Use a Wiki Choosing a Wiki Checklist. JISC Digital Repository Wiki - DigiRepWiki.