Wiki's

I have some previous experience when it comes to working with and creating wiki's. In college I took a Charles Dickens course and part of our participation grade was creating and managing a Dickens wiki for class. On this wiki we would post our thoughts on certain passages, books, and Dickens' personal life. We also had to post any of our papers and assignments on the wiki so that our classmates could read them as well. We used the wiki to create a more collaborative classroom experience. For this assignment I decided to look at the Book Lovers Wiki, which was created by the Prince Public Library. So far from what I have seen from this wiki is that it has a lot of potential. It definitely needs more entries and development but it is on track to becoming a useful source for the library patrons. I think that creating a wiki for a public library is a great idea in that it allows the patrons become more involved with the library and book reviews. When a patron wants to take out a book but isn't sure if they will like the book, they could read the wiki entry and make a more well informed decision.