Wikis are very useful. Wikipedia is among my top five most-used websites. I use it when I am curious about anything (academic or entertainment related). At first I was somewhat leery about random people posting information on a website that is supposed to be factual. But Wikipedia has a few safeguards in place to try to prevent fraud. They require posts to have cited information and they warn readers at the top of the page if they think the information may be one-sided, made-up or incomplete.
I think using wikis for the library is a great/progressive idea. I like how some libraries use wikis to allow patrons to post book reviews. I like how we use the wiki for procedural information. I’m sure there are endless uses for wikis in the library realm – I just can’t think of anymore at the moment…hmm..
I also noticed the Rasmuson Library has an entry in Wikipedia, which is great…but it looks a little pathetic. Since we now know how to post things to wikis, we should put a nice picture of our library up there with much more information and links!
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