Wacky Wiki

I've been familiar with Wiki and Wikipedia for quite some time. I can remember as a student using Wikipedia for some general, quick-reference information and not being able to use it as a formal sorce because of its editing capability. It isn't considered a reliable source by most teachers. That being said, it's fun, quick, and easy to find quality information about a topic of interest. For the most part the people editing and writing the pages are true authorities on the topic and there is a cult respect that you leave something along unless you think you can truly improve upon its content.

In the last year I have used a few Wikis for organizations - mostly local - and have really appreciated having the resource available. It creates a forum for groups that otherwise wouldn't have one. It's extremely E A S Y to create and use. I have been keeping track of a few library related Wikis, and will probably one day figure out a reason to create my own.