1. Consulted several library-related wikis. Didn't find any particularly inspiring. Libraries often try to tackle a huge task by starting from scratch with their own wiki (e.g. the St. Joseph County Public Library's subject guide) instead of pooling knowledge on the web to create one comprehensive source.
Wikis are a classic example of the beauty of Web2 and of its problems. It's great to have individual and group participation, but if their contributions are scattered all over the web, how will browers ever find specific gems of information? How can anyone ever keep up with the proliferation of new wikis. What is missing is a sense of overall organisation. Dare I say cataloguing?
2. The "booklover" wikis often duplicate what's being done on amazon.com etc. Perhaps all these library wikis would be better as a subset of an established wiki such as wikipedia.
To my mind the best use of library wikis is for the promotion of local content: "[libraries making] themselves a physical hub of the community". But even here there is room for some organisation.
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Remuera have tried using a wiki as a virtual meeting - interesting to see what happens
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