Wikis are cool ways to collaborate with lots of users to bring useful information to any subject, and libraries are natural organizations to take this approach. Subject guides are the most obvious example- posting links to aid staff in readers advisory efforts, or even posting reviews of books that you think would be interesting to readers, as in this example.
I'm currently working on a committee to incorporate instant messaging services to my library system. We have a wiki that we use to communicate and share ideas, and create collaborative documents. This is a great way to stay in touch without having everybody meet on a frequent basis (which makes it easier on everybody's schedule).
Wikis draw on everyone's contributions to incorporate the particular insight and wisdom of all participants. What a wealth of knowledge to make available to others in a quick manner!
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