Dont Call It A Wiki SJCPLs wiki success

Don’t Call It A Wiki! SJCPL’s wiki success Marianne Kruppa Web Developer Librarian St. Joseph County Public Library m. kruppa@sjcpl. org

Overview n Where we were n Where we wanted to be n Where we are now and how we got there n Where do we go from here?

SJCPL Shortcuts to the Web

SJCPL Shortcuts to the Web n Subject List n Librarian selected websites n Led patrons away from the library website and library materials n Database driven - Lasso – Librarians input URLs – Quirky

KCPL’s Subject Guides

KCPL’s Subject Guides n Articles created by librarians n Guide RSS feeds n Imported RSS feeds n Database driven - Cold. Fusion – Librarians send articles to webmaster

SJCPL’s Subject Guides

SJCPL’s Subject Guides n Articles created by librarians – Emphasis on library material and programs – http: //www. libraryforlife. org/subjectguides/index. php/Homework n Some feeds - new and recent changes n Wiki driven - LAMP

How did we do it? (the technical stuff) n Have a sandbox server n Tested a couple of wiki products. n Picked Media. Wiki because of the familiar interface. – Technophobes knew what to expect. – Easy install included

How did we do it? (the people stuff) n Find your cheerleader(s)! n Don’t call it a wiki (for the technophobes out there) n Jump in and see what happens

How did we do it? (the people stuff) n. A truly wiki experience – Most knew what a wiki is – Most had used Wikipedia – Most wanted to learn – None knew where to start

Where do we go from here?

SJCPL Staff Wiki n Fully collaborative n Minimal training n OK to say “wiki”

SJCPL Staff Wiki

SJCPL Staff Wiki n Collaborative policy and procedure creation n Pre-pub area for Subject Guide creation/major edits n Part of new hire training n Fun is allowed

SJCPL Staff Wiki

Questions? SJCPL Subject Guides: http: //www. libraryforlife. org/subjectguides/ Contact me: email: m. kruppa@sjcpl. org AIM: sjcplskagirlie blog: http: //blog. skagirlie. net/