Week 9 Wiki's

I have been using wikipedia for quite a while and how always found it useful especially when working out anatomical terminology and stuctures for my literature searches. I had look at some of the library wikis and really like what's been done. It's a great way to display current and relevant information and websites to library patrons. especially things like new books and staff favourites. I also like the links to community information and events. The USCA Library’s wiki is quite good. http://library.usca.edu/index.php/Main/HomePage
It demonstrates good use of wiki for a library service and I can definitely see the benefits for our library service. It has everything that a patron would need including library information, how to search for articles and books, library service descriptions and links to forms and websites etc. It's also great not having to know html to create the wiki. The only drawback is of course maintenance but I suppose that would be the same for most web resources such as keeping links up-to-date, adding new links and also checking edits.