So, probably like many of you, I've used Wikipedia about a gazillion times over the years, but when I first viewed the assignment for creating a wiki, I wasn't really sure what that meant. My local library is Houston County Public Library. I work at the Perry branch, and therefore, it is most definitely the library I use most often. I figured the best way to go about it is start with the library's main characteristics:
Library Type: Public
Population Served: Houston County, Georgia (146,136 people as of 2012)
Budget: $167,850 (for 2014)
Library Locations: Perry, Centerville, and Warner Robins
I know there will be at least a $40,000 budget cut for the upcoming fiscal year. Also, this county always seems to be growing, and I know the population is probably a little larger than this number lets on. I would also venture that Centerville and Warner Robins's libraries have more patrons than Perry due to their proximity to the air force base and simply being larger population-wise.
In my next post, I will discuss my library's requirements for a wiki and utilizing wikimatrix to pick a platform to host it.
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