#18 ZOHO wandering

Whilst wandering around ZOHO I can see how it could be useful for collaborative work similar to google docs. The need for these may grow with the limitations often placed by IT departments on what one can create and save in the system, these tools by pass this problem by saving out in the ether.

Managed successfully to create the above in ZOHO and publish through to here, it was very fast .The option to email to specific others enabling them to read/ write could be useful it limits collaborative work to a specific document and would not require giving out passwords etc. I like the option of embedding training shows into a staff or public blog.

The wiki option was tempting so I have created a collaborative tale in wiki format. the tale of Janeway 21st librarian Feel free to add to the tale.

#17 sand in my shoes

Playing around in the sandbox adding my love of jersey cows to the list of favorite animals. Such a gentle very civilized animal. A very model of bovine beauty, unlikely to ever be endangered as long as milkshakes (caramel) cafe latte, icy yogurt smoothies (banana) linger on the taste buds.
Where to go with the wikky idea so vulnerable to abuse. More useful as a team tool. It seems somehow only an invitation to inanity (chats about about bovine beauty and such) and pointless chatter unless it is carefully structured and for a specific purpose.

#16 Out in the wikky way

Well now Ok, a wikky could well be one of the most useful tools (along with bloglines) for organizing access to resources for users off site it could be wikky lite (a what’s happening in the library) or wikky heavy as in University of Huddersfield explaining all the electronic resources. This wikky allows users to ask for help or comment. This is equivalent to a real time feed back form that could be immediately applied to improve the service.
They ask that suggestions be on the actual page first and limit editing of the wikky to staff and students only. Currently our library enquiries come through the web page to one place, with a wikky the comments or suggestion are in context to the area concerned and this had advantages and disadvantages.
Pros: solutions can be adjusted exactly where the problem /query lies.
Cons: there will be many more places to look for comments on each page and within the discussion. If someone adjusts the wikky and leaves no comment it may be some time before others realise. If there is and an error this could lead to ongoing problems.