Back in the November/December 2008 issue of ONLINE, Suzanne Bell wrote a fabuous article about using wikis for research. One of the wikis she mentioned was WiserWiki. It was created by Elsevier to cover evidence-based medial information. In the article said, "It will be very interesting to see how WiserWiki develops, and if it manages to engender the community of exchange among its targeted editors. One hopes Elsevier gives the project enough time, as the medical community, busy enough with their traditional duties, may be slow to fold in this new activity."

Well, Elsevier didn’t give the project enough time. The website now says "WiserWiki is no longer operational. It was undertaken by Elsevier as one of many early-stage experimentation with new editorial publishing models…."