Wikis

Wikis are interesting and I've learned to be less suspicious of them since reading the material here. I used to worry more about authority control, but when it was pointed out that wikis provide the opportunity of correcting errors where print sources are more or less carved in stone until a new edition is printed, I felt better about them. I think you still need to double check facts with other sources, but you have to do that with print source as well.

I don't like the "subjective" nature of wikis. I do like the the way wikis allow pooling of expertice and collaborative editing. I think they have a great potential for the library. We could use them for conference "meetings" in place of "in person" meetings for planning. We have so many meetings and it can be a problem for a department, especially for branches where travel time also adds to the burden.