Thing 16 - I like wikis

I do! I think it's a great concept and I love that it's so popular. You can harp about the questionable reliability of wikipedia all you want, but I use it all the time for general information. Sure, I don't consider it to be on the same authoritative level as Encyclopedia Britannica or the OED, but I do think it is a good resource. I also use another wiki, ZineWiki, which is a wiki dedicated to zines. I've made a few entries and edits there. Here's the entry about the zine I publish, Zine World. Here's wikipedia's entry on ZW.

Anyway, about wikis in libraries: I think there are a lot of possibilities for using wikis. I think the sites mentioned in this exercise are good examples. I like the subject guide / pathfinders idea. And Library Success is a great resource. I could see wikis also being useful in a school setting -- for group projects, class assignments, syllabuses, etc.

I really hope that we're able to build a comprehensive staff resource using the wiki. I've already given a few other ideas about what we could add: procedures, instructions, library forms (with instructions), reference resources (website links, links to entries in the catalog, etc.), training guides, party planning. I'm interested to see what you guys suggest!