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Kriste replied on June 23, 2008 17:54 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I am an elemetary school librarian. I use wikis to share information about book lists, such as those with examples of figurative language, great opening papagraphs, good to teach inference, etc. I start the lists and then teachers can add to them or I add books as I find them.

I also have a wiki to publish podcasts of book reviews that students write and video.

I also set up a wiki for all the librarians in our district so we can share info, have a central location for lists, addresses, fixes for software problems, etc.

I also use wikis as sources of handouts, resource lists, and other information that participants need during workshops. Participants like being able to access the info at home after the workshop.

jlh replied on June 16, 2008 21:29 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

My wiki site is the HUB of my library! It's linked to the main website (or will be, once I revamp it this summer). It's where I collect all my resource links. ALL of my pathfinders are wikis; I have a separate administrator code, but also a student code so they can get it and add resources. It makes for some good discussions about good/bad sites, etc.

klhtlibrary.pbwiki.com

A comment on the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Awesome- I just graduated from the College of St. Catherine, which has ties to Dominican. I'm sure we've probably had some of the same professors. Good luck, and stay in touch if there is anything else I can do for you :) – Rachel Pennig, on May 23, 2008 00:16

Carrie replied on May 22, 2008 23:16 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Hi Rachel,
I am going to Dominican University in River Forest, IL. Thanks for the ideas for my dept. wiki. I will also take a look at the library examples and the webinars.

Thanks for the help! So far, PBWiki is great!

Rachel Pennig replied on May 22, 2008 00:54 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Carrie - welcome to the discussion. What library school are you going to?

I used a wiki in the last library I worked at. I used it to keep track of my frequently ordered supplies, my policies and procedures for item checkouts, my stats, even for tracking my renegade patrons.

Be sure to check out our library examples on this page: https://educators.pbwiki.com/Example+...

and check out our librarian webinars here: www.pbwiki.com/content/webinars.

Stay in touch!

Carrie replied on May 22, 2008 00:51 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I am in library school right now, and I just started using pbwiki in one of my classes. I currently work in a library, and I am thinking about creating a wiki for my department. Anyone have any ideas on what types of things would be helpful on a department wiki? P.S. I work in circulation.

A comment on the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Hi, Corinne. I've just started a similar project. My library is expanding and digitizing our manual for library clerks. How is your project coming along? I can be reached at rmalino2 [at] uiuc [dot] edu – Residence Hall Libraries, on May 13, 2008 19:09

A comment on the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Sinful Seven Layer Bars Melt 1 stick of margarine in a 9x12 pan, stir in 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix 1 Tbsp. flour into 1 1/2 c. Graham Cracker crumbs, sprinkle evenly over the melted mixture and pat into a crust. Layer on a cup of each of the following: flaked coconut, butterscotch chips, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Pour a can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk over all (it;s the 'glue'). Sprinkle one cup of chopped pecans over all. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes until the top is pale golden brown. Cool thoroughly, cut into small squares, store or gorge. Not on a wiki yet, but I'm learning! - Anita, a librarian in training. – Anita, on April 29, 2008 23:03

vanhookc replied on April 10, 2008 21:53 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I have opened this edu wiki up, internationally, to share good books and good reading ideas with everyone. Your thoughts are valued. Feel free to add a book review, too.
http://booktalk.pbwiki.com

Bibliojo replied on March 18, 2008 17:15 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I set up a wiki to keep track of online cataloguing tools, passwords, logins, etc., as well as in-house cataloguing decisions. I also have cataloguing policies up ( which are usually static, but need updating now and again). I also embedded a delicious bookmark, so that we can share articles, websites etc.,

illbookbuyer replied on March 07, 2008 15:41 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I work in the ILL Department of our public library, and I created a wiki to help our reference staff research places to find materials for their patrons and the things usually required by the lending institutions. We have two regional branches and 5 smaller branches. I have a filing cabinet full of bits and pieces of information I've learned through the years and wanted a way to share that info with our staff. This way, they can access the information at any time and help me keep it current if they learn something new.

Polly Potter replied on February 25, 2008 14:05 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Hre are two examples of public wikis regional libraries are using to communicate to their many librarians, library board trustees, friends of the library:
http://noliwiki.pbwiki.com/
http://flrlwiki.pbwiki.com/

LoudLibrarian replied on February 22, 2008 20:58 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Hi everybody! I'm a librarian at a smallish midwestern University. We have two wikis; one private, for scheduling and communication between reference staff, and one public, http://fhsuresearch.pbwiki.com, to help our users navigate the library and all its resources. We just launched the public one this semester; so far I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from faculty and students. Our "real" library website is not very user-friendly, and I've tried to make the wiki much more straightforward. It keeps getting bigger and now I need to get it better organized. But it is fun to update, so I don't mind working on it.

Rachel Pennig replied on February 18, 2008 00:08 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Hi Librarian, we have a template on our educators wiki for creating a virtual book club. http://educators.pbwiki.com/Sample+Bo.... As you can see, there's space for you to put the book information and then have discussion questions. By creating a wiki page for each question, your book club members can participate. Hope this helps!

librarian replied on February 16, 2008 19:52 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I'm a school librarian and was looking for ideas to show teachers how to use pbwiki in their classes. After looking at the above ideas, I'm thinking I should use it with students myself first as an example of what can be done. Excuse me while I think this through. I have a library webpage so some of the uses described above would not be necessary but I do like the idea of starting a wiki book club. We don't have a good time at school to meet so this could be a virtual book club. Hmm.... Has anyone tried something like this?

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Anne-Marie replied on February 14, 2008 22:12 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I'm a primary school librarian, and I've been using pbwiki for a while now. I have links to copyright-friendly media, presentations and in-services, links for parents...pretty much everything! My wiki is here: http://squareone.pbwiki.com

Kori replied on February 13, 2008 20:52 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

I have created a wiki for a high school student reading club. Every year students will choose one book to be the "Book of the Year". The wiki has pages that include past winners, a list of this years "nominated" books and a page for students to share their thoughts about the books they are reading.

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Rachel Pennig replied on February 01, 2008 02:33 to the discussion "Any fellow librarians out there? How do you use PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Hi Scott!

As a librarian and a PBwiki employee, I think I can speak for two sides here. I remember reading an article in my Information Seeking Behavior class that talked about how librarians are one of the largest groups of early adopters of new technology - I certainly think that is the case with PBwiki.

As librarians we struggle everyday with information overload and the need to organize information in somewhere other than our heads. Wikis make it easy for librarians to organize, store, and share information.

I think PBwiki has been such a big hit because it doesn't depend on huge amounts of web-savvy skills or computer programming knowledge but works well for every librarian - even the one who wished we still had paper card catalogs. It's easy and it helps us get the job done.