Wiki. The word has a nice feel to it, don't you think? Quick and snappy--it vaults off the tongue. The wiki concept embodies that snappiness as well. Adaptable, flexible, updated and added to with relative ease, wikis are handy tools for libraries' internal or external use.
Among the different ways libraries are using wikis, my favorite is a library-based community wiki. This is an excellent way to provide service to a library's community and users and to put the library at a community's core. I like the collaboration and interaction apparent in the community wikis I viewed. I also like the one-stop-shopping feel found in the combination of useful information about a community and links to library resources. Community wikis that include subject guides seemed particularly useful.
At my workplace we have created a employee manual wiki. One of its best features is the ease with which changes or additions may be made.
Ah, wondrous wikis. Conferences, subject guides, project information--the possibilities presented are nearly endless, but my time for reflection, sadly, is not. One last comment. Ohio University's lit wiki impressed me with its overall appearance as well as its information and organization.
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