Dr Jane E. Klobas is Professorial Fellow at the University of Western Australia and Researcher at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. She has a long involvement with electronic information resources, as a practitioner, educator and researcher, and was a pioneer in research on the Internet as an information resource. She has published numerous works about the Internet and other technologies in education and business. She was a close collaborator in research on the Internet with Dr L Anne Clyde, who conceived of this book and to whom the book is dedicated.

• Wikis, from social software to social information space; Wikis as information sources; Wiki finding tools and techniques; Wikis in library and information science; Wikis in business; Wikis in education; Creating a wiki – the technology options; Managing a wiki; Managing a wiki.

"…provides a good introduction to using a wiki as an information tool. I definitely recommend this book to readers who are new to the topic and seeking a good introduction." --FreePint"…accessible to novices and non-technical readers while providing material (for example in the technical sections) of interest to those already using or managing these resources." --Scottish Health Information Network"…a valuable contribution to the field of groupware and collaborative knowledge construction. …valuable tips and advice and provides a wealth of information." --The Electronic Library