In my last post about wikis, before I set up my own, I commented that book suggestions from patrons can be done via email, phone call, etc. and would not be a useful idea for setting up a wiki. However, as I set the wiki up, it occurred to me that another possibility would be for book reviews by readers that could help in making selections. The problem is mainly that I need reviews prior to publication and I'm not sure that readers would have access to the content. Possibly, there are larger libraries that get prepub copies that could share impressions of the books.
I do search for prepub reviews in a variety of the journals that I am able to access - Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist and Kirkus Reviews, however, the vast majority of consumer health and alternative medicine books are not reviewed. Any suggestions?
As to setting up the wiki. Following the instructions made it fairly simple, however, if it were to become a viable wiki, it would take a lot more thought about design and end result desired, than I have been able to do now. I am a member of the MLA09 wiki, which also uses WetPaint and found adding pictures where I wanted them a bit difficult. I tried to set up a picture album and that didn't work. When I decided I wanted to move a picture from the original location where I set it up, I found out that there is no way to delete the photo. I found it fairly frustrating, although I have to add, that I only added entries 2-3 times.
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