Wikis : knowledge is only a click away

Following on from the last post I came across this interesting post from make it known blog (a Canadian MLIOS student from Alberta) giving some pungent observations about her experiences using wikis.
She notes :

Wikis can be used by libraries as content and knowledge management tools for:

• internal communication (University of Connecticut Libraries)
• staff resources or training (Antioch University of New England Library Staff Training and Support Wiki)
• conference information (CLA Calgary 2005, ALA Chicago 2005)
• planning conferences, programs, and projects (Durham County Library Strategic Plan)
• institutional collaboration (University of Calgary)
• professional collaboration (Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki, LIS Wiki, LIS Publications Wiki)
• social networking and sharing for librarians (Library Day In The Life Wiki)
• community information (Davis Wiki, California, Loudounpedia, Virginia)
• research guides (Ohio University Library Biz Wiki, Norwich University)
• reader's advisory guides (iRead)
• hosting a website (Bull Run Library)
• supplementing a website (Grand Rapids Public Library Wiki)

She concludes "I think wikis are a wonderful and infinitely useful web 2.0 technology. They are relatively easy to create (once you learn the mark up language!) and can greatly benefit a user population. I would not hesitate to contribute to or establish a wiki for my library."