Wikis in Action

• large library staff
• diverse knowledge and expertise
• wide variety of projects
• communication is compartmentalized

• shared files (PDF, Word, Excel)
• static HTML pages
• CMS
• blog
• wiki

Wikis, Wikis Everywhere!

• PhpWiki
• DokuWiki
• Kwiki
• WikiWikiWeb
• MediaWiki
• Twiki
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• easy editing
• access control
• file locking
• webs
• revision control
• plug-ins
  
  

• Linux
• Apache
• Perl 5.8
• Perl Modules
• Plug-ins
  

the HSC Library Wiki

• main page
• projects
• conferences
• publications
• access services
  • another AS view
  • borrowing priveliges
  • document delivery policy
  • circulation manual
    • circulation manual .pdf
• CHIE
  • another CHIE view
• resource management

Staff support (or lack thereof) will make or break an initiative.

effective support builders:

• make it easy to join & use
• keep it simple
• hands-on training

• Y!M: hsc_reference
• e: refhsclib@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
• w: HSC Library
  
  This layout and CSS was created by Jessamyn West and altered by Aaron Schmidt and Darren Chase. The layout and stylesheet are available to borrow via a share and share alike creative commons license. See source code for details.
  
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