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Earlier we suggested wikis as a new kind of book club–as a way for librarians and patrons to interact in discussing books. Now here’s a new twist, from Jeremy Frumkin‘s Digital Librarian Blog.

Suppose that “users could leave behind comments or annotations to a finding aid–providing additional information related to the materials located by the finding aid. It would open the door to sharing research experiences, allowing for collaborative research, and making it easier for future researchers to find the materials they need in a particular collection. Of course, it would also open up the possibility of allowing incorrect information to be added, but again, Wikis are amazingly good at allowing community correction of incorrect or inappropriate information.”

(Via LibraryStuff.)

 
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