I’m pleased with our MSD and FAQ wikis, but what would REALLY make them successful is if people add to them! That’s the thing about wikis – they are most useful when the community really contributes and updates them frequently, which is kinda the whole point. So I will personally do my best to keep this in mind and to add new entries as I see fit. I also need to create shortcuts to the MSD wiki on my personal computer and the reference desk computer. I have issues with bookmarks. There are so many that I never remember what’s there or how to find it, tags notwithstanding.
Along with Google Docs, I have found wikis to be helpful for short-term collaborations (ad-hoc committees, etc.), but no group leaps out at me as a good candidate for a dedicated internal wiki. Again, I don’t think a wiki would hurt, but it seems to me that there really has to be a need for it first, or it won’t be used. Hmm, maybe for an internal library instruction group…I’ll have to let that little idea germinate to see if it goes anywhere.
