Wikis

Regarding the use of wikis in library settings, I found the SJCPL Subject Guide site very useful as a way for librarians, particularly those in a specific system, to pool their resources together to suggest useful links. The ALA 2006 New Orleans Wiki also made sense, particularly before a conference, as a useful tool that those attending the conference could make use of before the conference, especially if librarians who know the city are contributing to the wiki. Actually, as a special assignment librarian, I used a wiki (and now I currently use sharepoint) for the purposes of my job. In this format, the Library Staff needs across SAPL are posted by the respective branch and when any person able to fill the needs indicates this on the site. Thus, in this environment, it is most useful to have all involved have editing capabilities. So far, this system has worked very well overrall.