For a while I have been trying to think how we can use technology- namely wikis- to make things run more easily and effectively. One way- I thought we use a wiki as our home page at the reference desk. We could have the ref desk schedule/calendar/and notices (ie window is broken, be on the lookout for x, police called on x date) on there. We could have links to our delicious account, and link out to another RA wiki.
As for the recommended wikis to review: I really liked the concept behind The Book Lovers Wiki, from Princeton Public Library. It looks like they had their public participate in reviewing books from the summer reading program. This is great for many reasons: SRP is a great way to introduce this concept- and it can be carried through the year- and it is a way of gathering some statistical data. Sure- circ stats are better- but here you get to read what your patrons think about the books. It looks like Princeton Public Library leans more towards nonfiction than fiction.
I have started a RA wiki for San Clemente. I hope that we can make it public, and maybe it will be become something like the Princeton Public Library's wiki.
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