So this thing 10, Setting Up a Wiki, is the first thing that I've never actually had any experience with. I've used wikipedia, and the MCPL wiki of course, for research/info purposes, but never worked on one myself. I loved the Common Craft wiki video. It was super easy to follow and I think the use of paper props will really help the less tech-savvy among us understand the concept. What's so great about a wiki is that you don't have to know html or css to create a really informational webpage. I edited the MCPL wiki, adding the story of my kitties, Mr. Darcy and Lizzie, to Jared's page about "The Merits of Cats." It was ridiculously easy. The hardest part was deciding what to edit, not how to edit it.
MCPL uses wikis for a lot of committee work, which works really well but I think we could do even more with them. Departments could post policies and discussions. I think it would also be excellent for compiling training procedures and workflows. Keeping track of information that changes or is adjusted frequently is so easy on wikis because editing them is so simple. Of course the open access aspect of wikis can also be a negative. If anyone can edit a wiki then anyone can spread incorrect information. I don't think that would be a problem internally but Managers and Supervisors would definitely need to be reviewing a wiki regularly to maintain accuracy.
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