#11 Wiki

It's almost impossible not to come across wiki's, especially wikipedia, while surfing on the internet. The information is sometimes good and sometimes not so. That's not surprising because it all depends on who has provided the content. This applies to all media of course but what makes wiki's special is that "anyone" can join in. There are advantages - sharing, interaction.
I think wikis work best when there are some restrictions but perhaps that is a contradictio in terminis. Nevertheless I'm going to stick with this because the wikis I like are either (strictly) regulated or work on a small scale with some restrictions - see for example Lydia's reaction to Razende Roel's #11 and the example given in the Wiki's in plain English video on 23dingen.
For music just as Razende Rold I like the ChoralWiki (CPDL) but the Petrucci Libary is just as good if not better. The principal is the same. Anyone can add new sheet music if the guidelines are followed. For example the music must be legal i.e. in the public domain. So you have to be registered and there is a monitoring committee behind the scenes to ensure everything works smoothly and everybody obeys the rules. Strictly speaking this may not be a Wiki in the spirit of the word but it works very well and is enormously beneficial to many music lovers worldwide in particular library professionals.

The sandbox I'm not really interested in as a library professional. It could entice somebody to share really interesting content but unless it's regulated in someway how are we to find it?

So let's use wikis on a small scale or with some sort of coördination (monitoring committee)

Enough words. Now for some exciting music by Pierre Boulez who is 85 this year. The first clip is Notation2 (complete) from a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by the composer. The second is a rehearsal of the same piece with the Wiener Philharmoniker including some commentary by Pierre Boulez on danger in music!!