Wondering about Wikis

There are certainly uses for Wikis at Sunshine Coast Libraries. Our monthly glossy publication 'Great Reads' consumes a lot of resources & staff effort. Instead of readers emailing us their reviews for editing & printing, a Wiki similar to Princeton Public Library's Book Lovers Wiki might appeal to many.
As an adjunct to the computer lessons we currently offer at Sunshine Coast Libraries, we could have a Wiki which allows customers to extend their knowledge (& help each other), similar to SLQ's Emerging media and new technology sessions.
Meredith Farkas' Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki has a vast amount of information about technology in libraries, and could save us a lot of research time, when considering the implementation of new services. Section 3.8, 'Reference Services and Information Literacy', has some great clues about online tutorials. There is sooooo much information available on this wiki......... it's well worth a look. (I'm wondering why the font in this last paragraph here is 'red', and why I don't seem to be able to fix it. Obviously still a lot to learn.)

Just as well I'm not a perfectionist

My last blog entry doesn't look like it should. When I previewed it, all the paragraphs were in the right place. When I posted it, it turned to mush. I had a go at editing it, but that made no difference. I'll work on it.
It's all readable, but with a strong whiff of amateur blogger, or 'newb', as my son would say. As you can see, I haven't added any labels to my blog, as I'd rather keep it as my own personal learning exercise at this stage. The fewer viewers the better.

The flickr photo here is of the Monastery Our Lady of Novy Dvur where a member of my Czech family is a Cistercian monk. The monks there lead a life of silence, using their voices only for prayer and song. They are however able to communicate via email!