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Introduction to Wikis

Introduction to Wikis . Nicole C. Engard Internet Librarian 2006 October 25 th , 2006 Track D301: Wikis in Libraries. What is a Wiki?.

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Introduction to Wikis

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  1. Introduction to Wikis Nicole C. Engard Internet Librarian 2006 October 25th, 2006 Track D301: Wikis in Libraries

  2. 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.

  3. Main Page Contact Us Resources Wikis: Collections of Pages edit edit edit • 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 Illustrations adapted from Guillaume du Gardier. What is a wiki? June 2, 2005

  4. Wikis: Collaborative Spaces • Great places for brainstorming • Use to draft policies • A way to share the secretary responsibilities in a meeting • Empowers the user

  5. Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia • English 1,445,000 articles • German 483,000 • French 380,000 • Spanish 162,000 - www.wikipedia.org

  6. 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

  7. http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/ Team Resources • State assumptions about resources allocated to this project • People • Equipment • Locations • Support & outside services • Manufacturing • Sales MediaWiki

  8. Procedures • Highlight any procedural differences from usual projects of this type • Discuss requirements, benefits, and issues of using new procedures MediaWiki http://www.liswiki.com/wiki/ List_of_libraries_providing_virtual_reference_services

  9. http://www.libsuccess.org/

  10. http://il2006.pbwiki.com

  11. 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

  12. Let’s Get On With The Show Nicole C. Engard nengard@gmail.com http://web2learning.net

  13. Fostering Collaboration An Intranet story by Nicole C. Engard of Jenkins Law Library

  14. Jenkins Intranet Timeline 2001 –Intranet 1.0 Completed 2005 – Computers in Libraries & Strategic Plan 2006 – Intranet 2.0!!

  15. Problems to Solve #1 #2 #3 #4 No Easy Way To Collaborate Between Departments Organization: No navigation On Intranet & No logical way To find info Important data Locked up in Word Docs – Was not Searchable Content all had To go through The web team - Very centralized

  16. Enter Intranet Version 2

  17. Welcome Internet Librarians! Wed - Oct. 25, 2006 Internet Librarian 2006 Conference Info Calendar Steinbeck Forum D301 Contact Information Nicole C. Engard Web Manager Jenkins Law Library What I Learned Today… http://web2learning.net nengard@gmail.com Presenting The Article Wikis in Libraries Fostering Collaboration 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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