I think wikis could be useful in libraries for subject guides, book reviews, and online book clubs. While working at an academic library a few years ago I was involved with the creation and maintenance of subject guides and some librarians were toying with the idea of the idea of wiki format. Others were not so pleased because if other people could add to the wiki, it limited their authority on the subject. But, that feature can be removed and it is a nice way for people to create pages without having to know HTML.
Blogs seem to be more like an onlnie diary with people's thoughts and wikis seem to be more collaborative and webpage-like. This lends itself well to online book clubs and book reviews. Some of the wikis listed used them for these reasons.
Wikis can also be used internally in public libraries. One way is for groups or committees that can't always meet physically. One example is a committee that spands across branches. They could continue to meet virtually through a wiki.
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