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Wiki: The Ultimate Tool For Online Collaboration Meredith Farkas November 15, 2006 Michigan Library Consortium What you will learn What a wiki is What wikis are good for, what they’re not so good for How libraries are successfully using wikis Tips on developing a successful wiki What is a wiki? Allows people to collaboratively develop a Web site without any tech-savvy (no HTML required!) Like a content management system Wiki = quick (in Hawaiian) All community members can add to or edit the work of others Wiki background Ward Cunningham and the Portland Pattern Repository Wikipedia Conference wikis, fan wikis, wiki knowledgebases Wiki Structure All wikis start off as a single blank page Pages are created and connected by hyperlinks No ownership of pages; anyone can change the work of others Wiki components Discussion area for each page All changes made to the page List of changes made to all pages Wiki Syntax Ways to format text, change color, create links, create tables, etc. Not difficult to learn, but different Example: ALA New Orleans Wiki Differences for each wiki WYSIWYG is the future Wikis vs. No one owns content No specific organization (hyperlinks) Anyone can edit other people’s work Blogs A person owns their post Organized in reverse chron. order Only author can edit their own work (others can comment) Wikis vs. Perpetual work in progress Good for collaborative group work Blogs Posts are permanent Good for disseminating info/starting a dialogue Why wiki? Easy to use Web-based Anyone can make changes Findability Many free and open-source wikis Flexible and extensible Why not wiki? Too open (trust issues) Concerns about ownership of content Disorganized Vandalism and spam Wikis in Practice How libraries can use wikis with their patrons Community wiki Subject guide wiki Wiki as courseware Wiki as Web site Community wiki http://daviswiki.org/ Subject guide wiki http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/ Wiki as courseware http://biro.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/e-rhetoric/wiki.php Wiki as Web site http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage How librarians can use wikis Staff Intranet Collaborative document editing Collaboratively-developed manual Guidebook Knowledgebase Planning space for conferences Staff Intranet Collaborative document editing http://www.zohowriter.com/ Collaboratively-developed manual http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/ antioch_university_new_england_library_staff_training_and_support_wiki/ Guidebook http://il2006.pbwiki.com/ Knowledgebase http://www.libsuccess.org/ Planning space for conferences http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Tips How to develop and maintain a successful wiki Wiki Tips: Software Do you want your wiki hosted? Wiki Farms Easier if you don’t have a server or don’t know what you’re doing Examples: PBWiki, WetPaint, WikiSpaces Do you want to install the software on your own server? More software options this way More control Maintenance burden is on you Examples: MediaWiki, PmWiki, Twiki Things to consider Programming language Ease of installation Security Permissioning Spam prevention Ease of use Cost Things to consider (cont’d) Syntax Version control Ability to hold discussions RSS Ability to change look For help choosing software, check out the Wiki Matrix (http://www.wikimatrix.org/). Wiki management Seeding the wiki Documentation Policies Marketing Dealing with spam Questions? Just ask! E-mail me: [email protected] AIM me: librarianmer Visit my site: meredith.wolfwater.com