Wiki's are a useful tool that can allow a resource to be built up very quickly. The VHS wiki is a great example of that. Within a week, a wonderfully rich document was created. It has the capability of being widely used and maintained, which the old intranet never was. My only complaint when I edited the STAR tips section, was it insisted it knew how the information should be formatted, and I had to wrestle with it to add the information in the way I wanted. In the end, we compromised :-) .
The most famous wiki site is, of course, Wikipedia. A lot of librarians don't care for it, but I love it. When I want quick encyclopedic information, that's my first choice now, rather than doing a Google search. I'm rarely disappointed. Wikipedia is at its best with popular culture and genealogy. I've found links to people I never expected to locate. Wikipedia is my favorite source.
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