1. Fobazi Ettarh, Emily Mazzoni, Robyn Mishak, and Emily Myhren
Reference 2.0: Wikis
Fobazi Ettarh, Emily Mazzoni, Robyn Mishak, and Emily Myhren

2. What is a Wiki?

3. Wikis in Library Literature
What a Wiki is:
Make one yourself!
Wikia.com
For library students:
LIS Publications Wiki
For all librarians:
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

4. Wikis in Library Literature (cont'd)
For public libraries:
Collaborating with Wikis. Public Libraries
For school libraries:
Connecting with Wikis. School Librarian's Workshop
For academic libraries:
Using Wikis in Academic Libraries. The Journal of Academic Librarianship

5. Wikis to List Sources of Information
All resources available from the library or for free on the internet are in one place.
Easy to access and allows all librarians on the desk to add resources they may find useful.
Allows the librarian to find every resource available to answer whatever question they may be working on at the time.
Helps the librarian think outside of the box and to not become reliant on one or two resources.

6. Wikis in the Reference Interview
Similar to chat and reference but with the possibility of manipulation:
Can create lists of information sources easier
Can remove irrelevant chat not necessary after the reference interview
Can be updated easily and anytime after the reference interview

7. Reference Interview Guide Wikis
There are several wikis which librarians can turn to to review the reference interview:

8. Reader's Advisory and Wikis
Wikis are a good tool for reader's advisory to both patrons and librarians.
For The Librarian
They can be easily updated and tweaked.
One can coordinate with other librarians.
It increases reader's advisory skills.
For the Patron
Up to date releases for reader's advisory/
Access to current book reviews.

9. Links for Reader's Advisory Wikis
There are already wikis maintained by reputable sources that can be used within libraries.
LIS Wiki Reader's Advisory
ALA Reader's Advisory -Professional Tips