The video made the purpose of a wiki very clear. However, when I went to Wikimatrix, it was downright bewildering. So many wikis and so many possible features (most of which I had no clue what a word or term was referring to); I guess once one starts to really delve into wikiland, it becomes a lot easier to figure out. That said, I could see public libraries using wikis for quite a number of things: ongoing committee work; adding book reviews from patrons (as Princeton Public Library does); and the creation of more patron-friendly search terms with links to "official" Libraryland subject headings. A recent reference interview which turned into a referred question on finding a list on nonprofit organizations in south Snohomish County would have benefitted by us here at Sno-Isle having a wiki dedicated to this purpose (as we couldn't find any such list anywhere). Something for us to think about...
On the baseball front, the Athletics are starting to show their youth and inexperience by losing game after game after game, and are now just 2 games over .500. But I had no illusions that they were going to be a factor in the AL West race this year; now, next year could be a totally different story: if some of the kids who are just learning what it's like to be a major leaguer this season can refine their hitting skills by next April, Oakland could be back at or near the top of the standings come September 2009. Ah well...at least I have those great memories of the 1972/73/74 World Championship years to fall back on...like watching Captain Sal hit a grand slam against current M's pitching coach Mel Stottlmeyer and the Yankees on July 4th, 1972, and seeing the Finley fireworks explode into the Oakland night...
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