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Introduction to Wikis
Nicole C. EngardInternet Librarian 2006October 25th, 2006Track D301: Wikis in Libraries
What is a Wiki?
A wiki is an editable website that does not require users to know HTML. Most have a system to record changes so that at any time, a page can be reverted to any of its previous states.
Wikis: Collections of Pages
Main Page Contact Us Resources
edit editedit
Illustrations adapted from Guillaume du Gardier. What is a wiki? June 2, 2005
•Wiki pages look like web pages•Anyone with a web browser can read a wiki site•Anyone with the proper permissions can edit a wiki site
Wikis: Collaborative Spaces
• Great places for brainstorming
• Use to draft policies
• A way to share the secretary responsibilities in a meeting
• Empowers the user
Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia
• English1,445,000 articles
• German483,000
• French 380,000
• Spanish162,000
- www.wikipedia.org
Why use a wiki?
• Easy to learn – no HTML required
• Easy way to share knowledge
• Easy way to collaborate across borders
• Ability to revert back to old versions
• Ability to track who’s done what & where
• Fostering collaboration among friends and/or colleagues
Team Resources
• State assumptions about resources allocated to this project− People−Equipment− Locations−Support & outside services−Manufacturing−Sales
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/
MediaWiki
Procedures
• Highlight any procedural differences from usual projects of this type
• Discuss requirements, benefits, and issues of using new procedures
http://www.liswiki.com/wiki/List_of_libraries_providing_virtual_reference_serv
ices
MediaWiki
http://www.libsuccess.org/
http://il2006.pbwiki.com
Wiki Sites
• Pbwiki.com− largest consumer wiki farm; 23
languages
• Twiki, Jotspot
• Socialtext.com
• Huge list of wiki software
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiEngines
Fostering Collaboration
An Intranet story by Nicole C. Engard of Jenkins Law Library
Jenkins Intranet Timeline
2001 – Intranet 1.0 Completed 2001 – Intranet 1.0 Completed
2005 – Computers in Libraries & Strategic Plan2005 – Computers in Libraries & Strategic Plan
2006 – Intranet 2.0!! 2006 – Intranet 2.0!!
Problems to Solve
#1 #2 #3 #4
No Easy WayTo CollaborateBetween Departments
Organization:No navigation On Intranet &No logical way To find info
Important data Locked up in Word Docs – Was notSearchable
Content all hadTo go throughThe web team -Very centralized
Enter Intranet Version 2
Nicole C. EngardWeb Manager
Jenkins Law Library
What I Learned Today…http://web2learning.net
Contact InformationSteinbeck
Forum
D301
Wikis in Libraries
FosteringCollaboration on our Intranet
**Screenshots on Flickr
Intranet 2.0: Fostering Collaboration,ONLINE Magazine , vol. 30, no. 3, May/June 2006, p.16
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