On my very first assignment in library school I got marks taken off for using Wikipedia to answer a mock reference question. Well, if that instructor could see me now! Any reference librarian worth his or her salt uses Wikipedia. It's usually exactly what the patron wants. The information is just packaged so nicely. Proof, if you ask me, of what can be achieved in the collective sphere, no pay and no profit involved. Information wants to be free!
And Steven, if you are reading this, I feel very bad because I said I would help you with Burien's reference wiki, but so far have done squat. I'm just too busy. It's not easy to work on projects when you're 20 hours. I've discussed this with many, many other part-timers in my subbing travels. Part-timers get almost no time off the desk (which is why I'm doing this from home like a lame-o).
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