The Wiki is a collaboratively developed Open access / closed access repositories of
information in a specific field or in a general field of interest whether the case may be.
Any user can create or edit any page on the site using a simple web browser, and all
information processing is done on the server side. This article will provide an overview
of wikis right from its definition and origin to its characteristic. Due attention is also
given to describe how low cost wikis can be created and its probable application in LIS.