Fun with Wikis

I appreciate wikis because they allow users without HTML knowledge to create content on the Internet and collaborate with others to produce informative and accurate websites. The accuracy part of wikis (on sites such as Wikipedia) concerns me most. How do we guarantee the information provided is correct and authoritative? What if it is simply shared ignorance? All that to say, I found all three of the wiki examples interesting, especially Princeton Book Lovers. A wiki is a great format for sharing opinion based info, such as book reviews. It also encourages patrons to interact with librarians through a different venue. A patron may not have time or desire to stop by the library in person, however a wiki could be an ideal way to engage him or her and offer information about library services. One application within the library that I immediately thought of was the process of gathering information to answer reference questions. Our staff works on questions collaboratively, writing notes and paper clipping documents until a sufficient answer is found. It might be fun to track our progress using a wiki.