The Wiki Thing

My experience with wikis to this point has been mostly limited to Wikipedia, which I use almost on a daily basis. I have made minor edits to a few entries, including one on slipstream, an obscure fiction genre.

So seeing how libraries are using wikis (e.g. SJCPL Subject Guides , Book Lovers Wiki) was interesting, though it seems most of the other examples are from academic libraries.

A wiki on frequently used print resources and websites for reference and/or readers’ advisory might be useful. Even a reference FAQ could come in handy and save time. All this assuming administrators and staff would contribute and keep things updated. Same goes for a policies and procedures wiki.

As for adding/editing an entry, maybe I’ll contribute to this wiki on chess variants, though like newly-created wikis it looks more like discussion forums at this point.