In addition to its use as a collaborative informational tool, a library wiki can be a great way for librarians to gently introduce library users to various concepts. While it's good for a FAQ resource, an even better use is as a method to instruct.
For example, a frequent issue for students is the difference between an online reference source and an ordinary Web page. Students are sometimes supposed to cite a nonWeb source for a research paper. They think that accessing a database through the Web means it is a Web page. Not so. A Wiki explanation of how the two differ, with links or screen shots of examples can help dispel this misinformation and do it in a nonpedantic way.
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