Week 5!

What is a wiki?
It's a site where you can go and find information on a topic of your interest, and where you or anybody else can edit what is there or add more information or comments. Anybody can set up a wiki. You don't need any knowledge of web design, just create a new link with a name, and you've set up a new wiki.

Why is it useful for librarians?
As anybody can access it, it provides collective knowledge that can be added to, so each library is not working on its own and coming up with the same ideas and therefore repeating what somebody else has done.
It enables librarians to learn about other's experiences, e.g. in using a particular type of software or maybe their evaluation of a training course they've attended etc.
Information on conferences, meetings etc. can be posted on a wiki that others may be interested in attending.

Wikis could be very useful in getting information, provided you are able to sift out the rubbish from the facts.