Wikis

A wiki would be quite useful for our cataloging section to access and share information and resources that we use in our day-to-day operations.

Wikipedia is a site that you can't ignore. It is one of the first places many users look because it often appears on the first page of a Google search. I think it has had both a positive and negative impact. On the plus side, articles are added quickly so its coverage of current events is extensive. Also, there are many topics in Wikipedia that other encyclopedias just don't cover. On the negative side, its sources are unreliable. It may be a good place to begin a search to get information on a topic before moving on to more reliable information sources.