Like RSS feeds, I feel very “Meh” about wikis. I see how they can be useful in the world, but I’m less thrilled about their potential for the public library. They are a handy way to post information for the staff (like the mat man wiki), but that doesn’t really take advantage of the contributive nature of wikis (it’s not like I’m doing that much editing of the collection development manual). By their very nature, to be truly a community spot, wikis require community buy-in and contribution. I have a hard time imagining the public adding to and cleaning up library-created subject guides, or putting community information on the library wiki. Like most of this web 2.0 stuff, I think wikis will find their place in our future world, but it may not be as central as many of the current proponents envision.
Shshhing Exercises 