Wikis

The library in question is the Jefferson City library in Jefferson, GA and is part of the PINES consortium and is located in a rural area. The exact budgetary information is not available, but it is a small public library, which has at most two full-time librarians and a few part-time staff members. This institution will need a wiki that is either free or very inexpensive and user-friendly.

While going through the set-up, the options I chose are as follows:

• A hosted wiki, which would be hosted through PINES

• A WYSIWYG editor

• A page history to keep track of edits and possibly vandalism

• A unique domaine name, that hopefully has not been taken

• The ability to apply corporate branding for the PINES consortia

After completing the wizard several options came up including: Wikia, Wikispaces, Zoho Wiki and EditMe, to name a few. I chose Wikispaces because it is free and easy to set-up. The purpose of this wiki is to promote the Jefferson City library and provide a free and valuable resource for its patrons. If it was my responsibility to set-up the wiki, I would populate it with information about the Jefferson City library, including community events, provide tutorials and lib guides, and post regular points of interest such as book reviews.