The wiki discovery

Discover
After looking at a number of wiki's, it appears that they can be set up in many different ways. Not unlike blogs and other web pages, depending on the purpose of the site. I went to the SJCPL Subject Guides wiki, Wisconsin Heritage Wiki, the full Library Success: Best Practices Wiki, Book Lovers Wiki at the Princeton Public Library and the Wookieepedia Wiki.
Findings
I was definitely the most impressed with the SJCPL Subject Guides wiki. What an absolutely wonderful tool this is for any library. The ease of which anyone could use this site as a reference finding resource is simply brilliant. Whether this is because of the fact that it is a wiki and the level of contribution has made the difference, I don't know, but it is very impressive. I also noticed that you need to have a log in to edit any of the information. This brings up the question to who would have the rights to do so. My guess, is only a select group of professionals in this case. Other sites also have logins to edit, but in some cases it is a matter of being a financial member and my guess is with others, you would have to prove your interest etc.
The Library Industry
There obviously is a use for wiki's in the library industry, as there are some very worth while sites already available. The main uses so far have been for Subject Guides, Reading Advisory Services, History forums and industry best practice sites.
Reference wiki's such as wikipedia has revolutionised the online encyclopedia and if the recent survey by Stern is a true indication, the information can be quite accurate. Albeit this site employs staff who will freeze a topic if there are non genuine entries reported by readers. What wiki's such as wikipedia means to libraries and the future of reference quieries could be interesting.