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Wikis for Libraries

Hi everyone! I’m excited to let you know that my book, Wikis for Libraries is due out next month! It’s part of a great collection of books, The Tech Set, edited by Ellyssa Kroski and published by Neal-Schuman (as a joint project with LITA).

This book is for those who have been thinking about implementing a wiki, but haven’t taken the plunge yet. It’s also for those who have, but didn’t find the results they were hoping for. The book covers wikis you can sign up for on the web, and those you host yourself. We’ll talk about a number of different problems that wikis can solve, and walk through the steps to make sure your wiki is a successful one.

It’s been an especially fun project to work on; I’ve been using wikis to solve problems for the past five or six years, and gave my first presentation on them in 2006. The world of wikis looks very different today from those early days, and it’s nice to be able to pull together the most recent thinking on wikis into one concise guide.

I’m looking forward to the whole series. Check out the interesting titles and great authors! There’s something on the list for everyone:

1. Next Gen Library Catalogs by Marshall Breeding
2. Mobile Technology and Libraries by Jason Griffey
3. Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries by Robin Hastings
4. Library Videos and Webcasts by Sean Robinson
5. Wikis for Libraries by Lauren Pressley
6. Technology Training in Libraries by Sarah Houghton-Jan
7. A Social Networking Primer for Libraries by Cliff Landis
8. Library Camps and Unconferences by Steve Lawson
9. Gaming in Libraries by Kelly Czarnecki
10. Effective Blogging for Libraries, by Connie Crosby

And as you might guess (and hope for), there’s also a corresponding wiki with additional information and updates. Anyway, I was excited about the project, and wanted to make sure you knew about it, too.

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