1. Reference & Instruction Librarian, UMBC
Taking the Wiki Way
Uta Hussong
Reference & Instruction Librarian, UMBC
MILEX Meeting
February 2, 2007

2. Overview Background Features/Conventions Pros/Cons
Library-related examples
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3. Wiki Background Collaboratively designed/edited web space
1995 WikiWikiWeb (Ward Cunningham)
Wiki – very fast
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4. Wiki Features Sandboxes. Easy… Web (wiki farms) or client hosting
editing.
uploading or linking
archiving of page changes.
Web (wiki farms) or client hosting
Notification of changes ( . or RSS.)
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5. Wiki Conventions Wiki page – individual page
Wiki – collective pages or the wiki software/engine
Markup
no standard markup
CamelCase for linking (early)
[[ text ]] replacing CamelCase
WYSIWYG becoming common
Creole 0.4 standardization
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6. Why Wiki? Highly collaborative tool Centralized (web) repository
Easy (web) access by decentralized group members
“Fresh” look
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7. Why NOT wiki? Security (wiki spam) Want complete control Content
Look/feel
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8. Wiki Examples (in/about Libraries)
Web-hosted
Computers in Libraries.
Reference wiki.
Instruction class wiki.
Client-hosting
Library Instruction Wiki.
User Interface Task Group.
Ref Training Wiki (Blackboard).
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9. Resources Original WikiWikiWeb site Compare wiki options
c2.com/cgi/wiki
Compare wiki options
Wiki info collection
Wikipedia markup example
Wiki markup standardization
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10. Presentation Links
sandbox :
page history:
notification: see Slide 11
RSS notification: See Slide 12
cil2007:
ref wiki:
Instruction class wiki:
OLA instruction wiki:
USMAI UITG wiki:
Blackboard wiki: see Slide 13
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11. E-mail notification<
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12. RSS Notification<
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13. Blackboard Course Management Software<
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