On Wikis

A wiki is a collaborative web application that allows it users to add, modify or delete content, normal via some form of content management system for easy use, similar to have blogs are edited.

They can range from small group wikis, where only permitted members are allowed to edit the wiki, through to world wide wikis where anyone can edit it.  The most famous of these is of course wikipedia.

Wikis can be set up for any conceivable purpose, ranging from wikipeda's encyclopedia, to specific subjects such as courses or TV series and communities both large and small.

Within libraries, such things as book reviews can work well, with readers commenting on the books they have read and their recommendations.  It could also be used internally for organisation and for scheduling, for training purposes and for links to relevant and useful information.

Discovery Exercise - Class Wiki

As another part of our course studies, we looked at wikis, as well as practicing with using them on an internal class one.

Given my previous experience with blogs, and the general similar in which they are used, making changes, additions and adding pages and links came fairly simply to me.  Even for people with little experience with them, I can not see them having too many problems with editing and adding to pages.  Links may prove a bit harder to manage at first, but once learned may not be too difficult to handle.