Wikis

The concept of the Wiki is a good idea as a way of sharing resources, but the fact that it is open to anyone to add, edit or delete information can be open to abuse. Can you believe everything you read? I noticed that on a couple of the library wikis patrons wanting to open an account to edit a wiki now have to provide their email address first so that a link can be sent to them confirming their address. This is due to vandalism problems. I confess I do use Wikipaedia, which I find very useful and interesting but realise that if I need specific information on a subject then I need to do a check somewhere else as well.

There was an interesting item on the late news on TV on Friday 29th August about Wikipaedia. Do not believe everything you read on the site as it is easily doctored.