Wikimania

After visiting the three Wiki sites, I would most likely use the Wikipedia site. This is a site I have used in the past and found the information to be accurate. That is due to the fact that the information is cited. Information is unique whereby allowing open editing. The searching possibilities are endless and wonderful and many times historical - making it so very interesting. WikiHow is very good as well since it is a how-to manual. Wikipaint is nice for those with the creative touch. I look forward to creating a Wiki on the library site and write about the AV department. It is quite interesting to be notified immediately when corrections are made to my STDL Wiki text.

These are my comments under The History of STDL - STDL's Wiki page:

n 1972, the Central library created an Audiovisual Department which was housed in a very small area near the Reference Department in our former building on Library Lane. The department owned a small collection of records, cassettes and sheet music. By the early 1980's, the Audiovisual Department moved to the lower level in an area that was once used by the Technical Services Department. Then in 1987, an addition to the Central Library was completed and a new department was created for audiovisual items. AV experienced quite a growth spurt and in that 11-year period added eight new formats. They included videos, music CD's, laser discs, software and CD-ROM products, audiobooks on cassette and compact discs. In 1995, a referendum was approved for the construction of the new Central Library. Groundbreaking for the new library took place in April 1997 and after 17 months of construction, the new Schaumburg Township District Central Library was opened. Audiovisual moved into an 11,000 square foot area. When we opened the doors of the Central Library September 13, 1998, we introduced 100 titles of our newest format, the Digital Versatile Disk (DVD). As of this writing, AV now has 23 different material types.

The Library has significantly invested in the decor of the AV Department. The walls are decorated with large murals by Skyline Design which depict five classic movies. We worked very closely with Paul Hickman, Skyline's project manager for the Library. Twenty-four pictures of recording stars grace the walls. Allen Vuchetich of Chicago, Illinois made these pictures available to us. Many years ago, Mr. Vuchetich started collecting 35mm film from old studios that had either thrown them out or sold them in huge lots at auction when they began to liquidate. Some of these transparencies have never been published and images like the Streisand, Hitchcock and Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra just stand on their own as stunning images of an era long gone. Completing the decor are ten instruments supplied by Jim Walsh from Karnes Music of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The library's Audiovisual Department has a lot to offer both for leisure and education. We like to capitalize on our collection by highlighting our display areas. This practice contributes and accounts for about 48% of the total library circulation.