I see some institutes and organisations has used wikis as an alternative to websites. I wonder what the impact of those decisions are. I can understand how wikis would be the "in" thing to set up and run, if you are interacting with a large number of tech-savvy people, but how do you deal with the issues like privacy and ensuring that the info in your wiki is kept accurate - does that mean someone will have to monitor it constantly? Having said that, I could see how wikis are a great tool for a community, acting as a forum, as seen in Library Success.
Application of wikis in the library setting? Umm..... what come to mind is a "book club" , like Book Lovers Wiki. I think it would be something many patrons would be interested and get involved in. Just thinking about heritage stuff, maybe there could be a "genealogy club", or "local-history club" set up using wikis? hmm....
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