I was familiar with the notion of a wiki and have used Wikipedia numerous times myself, but found the links to various wikis informative and they helped expand my understanding of just what these things are all about...
In an age where people want information FAST, a wiki seems like a great source, that is after all the reason I've referenced it in a pinch. If it is open to everyone and accessible from anywhere, this could be a great tool for our library patrons to update community information, book/movie/music reviews, and a collective place for people to keep one another updated on various issues. I think this could also be a great source for library staff members - as it was mentioned in one article, sometimes the vast amount of emails that come through can be overwhelming to keep track of, but having one place to look to share and/or edit information sounds kind of ideal. It also seems like it would be much easier to access while on the job.
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