Links & Examples: Wikis

Please read these as time allows. These are not strictly required, but will aid you in your understanding of the subject.

Freely available Readings:
Chad Boeninger "A Wiki as a Research Guide" Library Voice

Meredith Farkas "Wiki World" an OPAL presentation
This is a presentation that provides and overview of wikis and their uses in libraries.

Meredith Farkas "Using Wikis to Create Online Communities" WebJunction

Shlomi Fish "Which Open Source Wiki Works For You?" ONLamp.com and its 2006 update.
This article discusses several different open source wikis and outlines the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Brian Lamb "Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not." Educause Review

Emma Tonkin "Making the Case for a Wiki" Ariadne

Connie Crosby, "The Tao of Law Librarianship: Becoming a Wiki Warrior" llrx.com

Dennis Kennedy & Tom Mighell, "Wikis for the Legal Profession" Law Practice Today (ABA Law Practice Management Section)

Evelyn Nussenbaum, Boosting teamwork with wikis, Fortune (wikis for law firms)

Deborah Ginsberg, AALL Spectrum, A Wiki Wiki (Quick) Introduction to the Wide World of Wikis

Not freely available readings
Aghtermain, Doug (2006) "Making Connections with Blogs and Wikis" CSLA Journal 30(1), 29-31.

Huffman, Karen (2006) "Web 2.0: Beyond the Concept: Practical Ways to Implement RSS, Podcasts, and Wikis" Education Libraries 29 (1), 12-19

Matthies, Brad; Helmke, Jonathan & Slater, Paul (2006) "Using a Wiki to Enhance Library Instruction" Indiana Libraries 25(3), 32-34.

Withers, Rob (2005) "Something wiki this way comes: An interactive way of posting, updating, and tracking changes in information used by library staff" College and Research Library News 66(11), 775-777.

Examples of wikis:
Here are examples of libraries using the technologies and of some of the tools libraries are using to make this happen.

Law librarian wikis:
Wandering Law Librarian – Brent Johnson's wiki
LawLibWik - Debbie's wiki

Research Resources:
Civil Law Dictionary (created by Vicenc Feliu)
Library Subject Guide Pathfinders (St. Joseph County Public Library System)
Wex --Legal Encyclopedia Wiki from Cornell, only approved authors can edit Wex.
Ohio University Biz wiki (MediaWiki)

Libraries in General:
Library Best Practices Wiki
Library Bloggers Wiki
Library Instruction Wiki -- Wiki dedicated to instruction/teaching in libraries.

Conferences/Events:
AALL 2009 Wiki – Wiki created to support a specific event
CSLA Conference 2007 wiki – Wiki created to support a specific event

Intranet/Internal sites:
The Albany County Public Library Staff wiki – an example of a wiki created for library staff to document procedures.
University of Houston Libraries Web Site Policies and Procedures (Policies and Procedures for the UH Libraries website, collected and maintained as a wiki.)

Library Website:
USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library A library has built their Web site entirely with PmWiki.
Book Lovers Wiki, a book review wiki developed by the Princeton Public Library.
Butler WikiRef - Butler Library's wiki for managing electronic resources

Wiki Uses Include:

1. Best Practice Documents
2. Collaborative Note-Taking
3. Circulation Manuals and Policy Statements
4. Event Planning and Committee Work
5. Information for Patrons
6. Legal Research Classes

Popular Wiki software and applications:
For a comparison of many more wiki options available, go to Wikimatrix.

Hosted

• Wikia
• Google Sites (formerly JotSpot)
• Zoho
• Social Text
• PBWorks
• Wetpaint

Installed

• MediaWiki
• PMWiki
• Twiki