Wikis and Blogs at ALA Annual
April 30th, 2005ALA Annual in Chicago is (I hope) going to be a turning point in how information at conferences (presentations, dinners, meetings, etc) is delivered to those who are not at the conference as well to those who are at the conference and want to be aware of what’s happening, especially as a gathering as big as Annual.
Now that there is a wiki (unofficial, but does that matter? Not really) and a blog (from PLA) ready for action, I’m really interested in the outcomes of both media and how the content that comes out from each differs. I think that there is a place for both blogs and wikis at events like Annual. The wiki is fully open to anyone, whereas the PLA Blog will be a bit more structured (it’s open to anyone who wants to post on PLA-related presentations). I think that there will be at least one more association blog at ALA (LITA?) and can’t wait to see how this all shakes out.