St Joseph County Public Library's Subject Guides are fantastic! Oh, and did you notice the library's url: "library for life" that alone makes a statement. I like the linky-ness of the subject guides, but really they're not that much different from what we've got on the websites by topic pages. What makes it different, and better, is the ability for people to comment. I noticed that only "librarians" can edit the info, so it's not completely open for editing, but anyone can comment on any of the pages. Talk about community involvement! It would be interesting to see something like this for library events, especially for things like book groups, it might increase attendance, or it could be the start of virtual book groups.
After a good 15 minutes mucking about the plcmclearning wiki, I was about to give up on adding my blog to the "Favorite Blogs" page. Then I saw the red print in the left hand corner about scripts being disabled, and ta-da! Now the page isn't blank anymore! It's surprisingly easy to add links, but I think this particular wiki is a bit large and unwieldy. Of course, it's a "sandbox" and not a final product, so that's ok.
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It depends on which of our wiki pages you look at!
Check out our history- and genealogy-related pages:
http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Category:Genealogy_%26_Local_History
Instead of lists of links, these pages are articles that incorporate links.
Enjoy!
Oh, I hadn't noticed that! I also like the page on crafts, especially since it lists books the library owns (with links to the catalog entry) before online aids. The links to local shops would be very useful, too.
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