Wiki Sandbox

Today I added my blog to the Favorite Blogs section of the L&P @CML Wiki. Like many other people, I had difficulty logging in at first. I set up an account, but when I first tried to access the wiki, I was given a message that I did not have permission to leave a comment (let alone edit). Twitter was useful in that I saw conversations between people I am following that indicated I was not the only one who was having trouble. Comfort in numbers. By this morning, whatever quirky issue had cropped up was resolved. Apparently you needed to request and be granted access by someone with greater authority. Took only a few minutes and I was able to add my blog. One thing though, either someone was taking an inordinate amount of time to add their blog or they logged in and forgot they were in edit mode because the wiki was locked for quite some time.

Wikis

This is interesting. I've used wikis before (who hasn't at least perused Wikipedia?) but have never really sought them out to see how organizations use them. Mostly I have just stumbled across them while searching for information on the 'net. I do like the whole idea of a collaborative effort, where people from all over can share ideas. I even know people who continually edit Wikireadia on certain entries. As for how libraries can use, the emphasis is definitely on collaborative, whether it is librarians across the country or even world, sharing information or a local Teen Advisory Council sharing information for their club.

My four-legged kids

I'm really bored tonight, so I thought I'd add some pics of my four-legged furry kids I mention in my profile.





DJ (15 1/2)

Hoover (13 1/2)

Keesha (almost 12)

Polly (almost 9)

Luna (4)

Picasso (2)

Kasey (10 months)