Blogs and wikis seem to have different purposes. Blogs let the blog owner discourse on a topic. They may allow comments, but the direction of the information is primarily one-way, out from the blogger to the audience. A wiki is a tool designed for collaboration on projects. While one person could use a wiki by themselves, the main use seems to be for a group to collaborate on a project, make changes to the documents supporting that project, and keep track of the changes. The wiki creator can decide who can make changes: anyone in the world, people who have logged in, or just invitees. A wiki is more likely to be used to complete a task.
In a library setting, a blog can be present updates about the library's collections, services, etc. to patrons and staff. A wiki may be used by committees that need to create the policies for the use of the collections and services. They can keep track of ideas, and revisions to the documentation.
I am working on an article with a co-worker and a former co-worker who now works about 2 hours away. We can use a wiki to keep track of our ideas for the article, the bibliography for the literature review, and the various revisions of the article.
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