Introduction to Wikis
Nicole C. Engard
- What is a wiki
- editable website that doesn require HTML.
- records changes
- allows for reversion
- A colleciton of web pages
- wiki pages look like web pages
- anyone with a browser can read
- anyone with the proper permissions can edit
- collaborative spaces
- brainstorming
- draft policies
- share secratary responsibilities in a meeting
- empowers the user
- Wikipedia
- the free encyclopedia
- millions of articles
- why ise a wiki
- easy to learn
- easy to share knowledge
- easy to collaborate across borders
- ability to revert
- ability to track changes
- fosters collaboration
- Examples
- ALA Chicago Wiki
- mediawiki
- LISWiki
- Library Success wiki
- IL2006 wiki
- pbwiki
- Wiki software
- pbwiki
- hosted
- twiki
- jotspot
- socialtext.com
- list @ http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiEngines
Fostering Collaboration: Nicole’s story of the Jenkins Intranet
- Jenkins Intranet Timeline
- 2001: Intranet 1.0
- 2005: Computers in Libraries & Startegic Plan
- 2006: Intranet 2.0!!
- Problems to solve
- no easy way to collaborate between departments
- poor navigation on old intranet
- important data locked in word docs
- centralized control of content with Web team
- Enter Intranet v2
- Totally written by Nicole
- Task centric orgainzation
- WYSIWYGPro (not free but discounted for non-profits)
Darren Chase: An Agreeable Wiki
- We had a woodpile
- scenario
- large staff
- diverse nowledge & expertise
- wide variety of projects
- communication is compartmentalized
- original intranet was a woodpile
- shared windowd folders on network drives
- woodpile: knew where the wood was but finding a specific piece was dificult
- our needs, desires and secret wished
- collaboration
- documentation/policies
- troubleshooting FAQs
- in-house control
- web accessible
- organization
- ease of use
- kaleidoscope of options
- keep the woodpile
- static HTML pages
- CMS
- blog
- wiki
- and the winner is…
- phpwiki
- dokuwiki
- kwiki
- wikiwikiweb
- mediawiki
- twiki (the winner)
- compare software @ wikimatrix.org
- Twiki
- easy editing
- access control
- file locking
- webs (multiple wikis)
- revision control
- plug-ins
- building Twiki
- linux
- apache
- perl 5.8
- perl modules (instead of SQL databases)
- plug-ins
- refreshing wiki
- implementation is done
- training and buy-in depends on staff support
- support builders
- make it easy to join & use
- keep it simple
- must be real world
- hands-on training
- continuing wiki refleshment
- fear, love, the fear of love, the love of fear
- [showed the live wiki]
Sorry, left at the break so I don’t have notes from the other two presenters.
