Wiki Create, edit, and link pages quickly

Wiki – Quick and Easy! Software that allows easy web publishing Edits are made online Users don’t have to know HTML or have permission to load up files (ftp)

Software that allows easy web publishing

Edits are made online

Users don’t have to know HTML or have permission to load up files (ftp)

Wiki – Why? You want to create a collaborative site You want to brainstorm ideas To organize a group event You want to create an Intranet with restricted access

You want to create a collaborative site

You want to brainstorm ideas

To organize a group event

You want to create an Intranet with restricted access

Example: Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org Target group: Everyone! View: Everyone! Edit: Everyone!

Example: Library & Information Science Wiki liswiki.org Target group: Library staff worldwide View: Everyone! Edit: Everyone!

Example: LCC Library Ideas lanelibraryideas.pbwiki.org/ Target group: LCC library staff View: everyone! Edit: library staff

Example: Oregon Community College Library Association Target group: community college directors View: directors Edit: directors

Options: Your place or mine Run your own site Software (mediawiki popular choice – wikipedia runs on mediawiki) Server with PHP/SQL Administrator to configure/customize Hosted site Free or pay options

Run your own site

Software (mediawiki popular choice – wikipedia runs on mediawiki)

Server with PHP/SQL

Administrator to configure/customize

Hosted site

Free or pay options

Options: Choices Popular choices Mediawiki (open source software) – It’s what Wikipedia uses PBWiki (hosted) – Easy out of the package. Intended audience: educators and business. Ad free educational wikis Wetpaint (hosted) Wikispaces (hosted) Compare software and sites at wikimatrix.org (about 100 listed)

Popular choices

Mediawiki (open source software) – It’s what Wikipedia uses

PBWiki (hosted) – Easy out of the package. Intended audience: educators and business. Ad free educational wikis

Wetpaint (hosted)

Wikispaces (hosted)

Compare software and sites at wikimatrix.org (about 100 listed)

Permissions Set privacy options Private or Public Set editing options Who? Anyone can edit > watch for junk!

Set privacy options

Private or Public

Set editing options

Who?

Anyone can edit > watch for junk!

Easy as 1-2-3 Open, Edit, Save

Enjoy!