Let’s All Wiki Wiki! Creative Uses for Wikis in Any Library Debbie Ginsberg July 9, 2006 C-2

The Big Question: What’s a Wiki?

Let’s ask Ward Cunningham The simplest online database that could possibly work.

Why Don’t We Try Another Definition A server-based collaborative tool that allows any authorized user to edit Web pages and create new ones using nothing more than a Web browser and a text entry form on a Web page. Brenda Chawner and Paul H. Lewis in “WikiWikiWebs: New Ways to Communicate in a Web Environment.” Information Technology and Libraries, March 2006.

What Do Wikis Do? Online social collaboration Use internal and external hyperlinks to form concepts and promote ideas Easily edit or create new pages Retain previous versions

Wiki Caveats: No Editor Wikipedia_biography_controversy

Wiki Caveats: Spam

Wiki Example: WikiNews

WikiNews: Article

WikiNews: Sources

WikiNews: Edits

WikiNews: Comparing Edits

WikiNews: Discussion

Researching with Wikis: General

Researching with Wikis: General

Researching with Wikis: Law

Researching with Wikis: Law

Researching with Wikis: Wex

Researching with Wikis: Law title=United_States

Researching with Wikis: Libraries

Wikis in Libraries: Resource Portals

Wikis in Libraries: Resource Portals

Wikis in Libraries: Instruction

Wikis in Libraries: Intranets

Wikis in Libraries: Intranets

Creating Wikis What kind of wiki? Where will the wiki be hosted? What application to use? Who will control content?

Choosing a Wiki Application

Comparing Wiki Apps: Features

Comparing Wiki Apps: Syntax

Creating Wikis: Step by Step Considerations: –Where to host? –What to include? –How do these things work, anyway?

Choosing a Platform: MediaWiki

Choosing a Platform: PBWiki

Choosing a Platform: JotSpot

Choosing a Platform: Edit This

Introducing LawLibWik

Creating Wikis: Editing Pages

Creating Wikis: Saving Changes

Creating Wikis: The WYSIWYG Editor Insert Internal Link Insert External Link Insert Level 2 Heading Ignore Wiki Formatting

Creating Wikis: Adding New Pages Double Bracket for Internal Link

Creating Wikis: Linking Single Bracket for External Link

Creating Wikis: Categories Double Bracket plus “Category:” to create a new category

Creating Wikis: Categories Red Link means the page has no content

Creating Wikis: Discussions

Creating Wikis: Tracking Edits

Other Applications: PBWiki

Other Applications: JotSpot

Let’s All Wiki Wiki Let’s create a Law Librarian Wiki Teach research skills to new librarians Share knowledge learned from listservs, , blogs Discuss issues of importance to us