#16 Wikis

There seems to be lots of useful implications for wikis in public libraries. I was particulary interested in the subject guide wiki http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page. I think Wikis provide people with a way of quickly and easily adding information. This can be useful as both an internal resource for staff (such as training wikis) and also for the public. For example it got me thinking about ways a wiki could be used as a reader services tool - updating suggested reading lists/who writes like/entries about favourite authors. And this could be something that not just library staff could use but library borrowers too. I guess some people would worry about what people would add (if we let anyone add and edit entries they could put anything - not necessarily correct info...) but I think if we truly embrace web 2.0 this is about enabling everyone to be involved and you have to take some risks and have a bit of faith...