More About Wikis

Presentation at Palm Beach Community College Library

August 17, 2007

Introduction

• Community of users contribute content
• WikiPedia

Communication and collaboration

• Internal
• External - for the public

• Many contributors can update
• Searchable
• Knowledgebase – quick reference resource

Library Examples

• Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
• Library Instruction Wiki The Library Instruction Wiki was originally developed by the Oregon Library Association's (http://www.olaweb.org) Library Instruction Roundtable (http://www.olaweb.org/org/lirt.shtml), all librarians and others interested in library instruction are welcome and encouraged to contribute.  A space for collecting Web links, hand-outs, and success stories about providing information literacy instruction.
• The Bull Run Library  A public library wiki (pbwiki) 
• USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library A library has built their Web site entirely with a wiki (PmWiki)

• Ohio University BizWiki  Library research guide for business presented on a wiki (MediaWiki)
• Cullom-Davis Library - Bradley University Topical reference guide of reference texts and links to online resources
• St. Joseph County Public Library Subject Guides Research guides for various topics presented as a wiki (MediaWiki)

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• Syracuse University Cataloging Services Department Wiki
• Policies and Procedures for the North Metro Technical College Library
• University of Houston Libraries Web Site Policies and Procedures Policies and Procedures for the UH Libraries website, collected and maintained as a wiki

• ALA Conference Wiki - Information for conference planners
• Energize 2007 Wiki - SEFLIN's Energize Conference, a "notes" page for conference attendees

• BIGWIG (Social Software showcase) – presenter papers and other documents
• Book Lovers Wiki  developed by the Princeton Public Library – book reviews

Implementation Choices

• Who is audience
• Who will be the contributors and editors
• Use Internet or an Intranet
• Select software, templates, styles 

• Wikia
• SeedWiki
• PBWiki
• Wetpaint

• MediaWiki (software base of Wikipedia)
• PMWiki
• Twiki

• WikiMatrix

Practice

• Login permissions
• Formats
• Add links, upload graphics or files

• Navigation between pages
   

Readings

Acknowledgement