Taking the Wiki Way 2207 Uta Hussong Reference

Taking the Wiki Way 2/2/07 Uta Hussong Reference & Instruction Librarian, UMBC MILEX Meeting Hussong Wikis February 2, - 2007

Overview Background n Features/Conventions n Pros/Cons n Library-related examples n 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 2

Wiki Background n Collaboratively designed/edited web space n 1995 Wiki. Web (Ward Cunningham) n Wiki – very fast 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 3

Wiki Features Sandboxes n Easy… n . editing. n uploading or linking n archiving of page changes. n Web (wiki farms) or client hosting n Notification of changes (email or RSS ) n . 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis . 4

Wiki Conventions Wiki page – individual page n Wiki – collective pages or the wiki software/engine n Markup n no standard markup n Camel. Case for linking (early) n [[ text ]] replacing Camel. Case n WYSIWYG becoming common n Creole 0. 4 standardization n 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 5

Why Wiki? Highly collaborative tool n Centralized (web) repository n Easy (web) access by decentralized group members n “Fresh” look n 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 6

Why NOT wiki? Security (wiki spam) n Want complete control n Content n Look/feel n 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 7

Wiki Examples n (in/about Libraries) Web-hosted Computers in Libraries. n Reference wiki. n Instruction class wiki. n n Client-hosting Library Instruction Wiki. n User Interface Task Group. n Ref Training Wiki (Blackboard). n 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 8

Resources n Original Wiki. Web site c 2. com/cgi/wiki n Compare wiki options http: //www. wikimatrix. org n Wiki info collection http: //library 2. usask. ca/~fichter/wiki/ n Wikipedia markup example http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/Image: Cheatsheet-en. png n Wiki markup standardization http: //www. wikicreole. org/wiki/Creole 0. 4 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 9

Presentation Links n n n n n sandbox : http: //www. pmwiki. org/wiki/Main/Wiki. Sandbox page history: http: //wikis. ala. org/acrlbaltimore/index. php? title=Main_Page&action=hist ory Email notification: see Slide 11 RSS notification: See Slide 12 cil 2007: http: //cil 2007. pbwiki. com/ ref wiki: http: //www. seedwiki. com/wiki/butler_wikiref Instruction class wiki: http: //www. seedwiki. com/wiki/butler_wikiref/critic_r 1? wpid=576446 OLA instruction wiki: http: //instructionwiki. org/Main_Page USMAI UITG wiki: http: //www. itd. umd. edu/pmwiki. php? n=User. Interface. Home. Page Blackboard wiki: see Slide 13 Hussong - Wikis 2/2/07 10

E-mail notification 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis < 11

RSS Notification 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis < 12

Blackboard Course Management Software 2/2/07 Hussong - Wikis 13 <