I have a little bit of experience with wikis. I'm sure everyone has been to wikipedia. Wikipedia is a great starting point when researching a subject you know nothing about, but I wouldn't use it as a primary source for academic work.
Of the wikis I looked at from the 23 Things site I enjoyed the Princeton Library book review site the most. Howard County could easily start a similar wiki to allow staff and customers to share their thoughts on books they have read.
I've also found wikis useful after attending conferences. MLA and ALA both had conference wikis that enabled me to have access to all I learned w/o keeping track of a lot of paper. It also allowed me to see the information from the sessions I could not attend.
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