Wikis are neat. They have great potential for sharing information about a great many things and this is how their being used. Wikis have made it so anyone who wants to can develope a web site without having knowledge of HTML. The playing field is leveled. Wiki are great for supporting a specific event, collaborative writing, pooling knowledge, and exchanging ideas.
I liked St. Joseph County Public Librarys subject guides http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page and
the BookLovers Wiki http://booklovers.pbwiki.com/Princeton%20Public%20Library
from Princeton Public Library.
The cons that stick out are no control, no editor a political Wiki could be rendered useless by opposing forces deleting each others postings. I've read that in fishing ten percent of the fishermen catch ninty percent of the fish. I wonder that how many potential authors will contribute to a Wiki if it's not part of their job?
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