The issue of Wikis boils down to trust. Can you trust something that is public? I think that lies more with your political beliefs.
That said, when I looked at the Youth Services Wiki, I noticed that it said at the bottom of the page, "You don't have permission to comment on this page." So, apparently you can choose levels of public involvement for your Wiki. That should go a long way to calming fears.
I can see a Wiki like that being very useful to us at FRL. Because we are spread across several libraries, it would be lovely to have a repository for data that we could all access online. For example, right now, we email CATS minutes and information to one another or the group. With a CATS Wiki, we could just post it on the site. That would also allow us to make a digital archive and communicate in whole new ways. I'd be very excited to see that. I liked the way the Youth Services Wiki had all kinds of resources for the Summer Reading Program, too. If FRL had something like that, there would be a potential for wonderful collaboration between libraries and it could certainly provide a wealth of information (and possibly collaboration) for parents. A Wiki could be used internally to disseminate information to the staff. It would allow for a type of FAQ scenario by making staff members' questions or concerns visible. This could save workload of other staff having to answer the same question many times. Also, it could bring us closer as employees to see that others have the same concerns/thoughts that we do.
The possibilities are endless...
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