Re: [IUG] Internal wiki for III information summary

[Victor Zuniga <vzuniga at westervillelibrary dot org>]

A useful site to compare attributes among different wikis is:

http://www.wikimatrix.org/


Victor


Victor Zuniga
Westerville Public Library
126 S. State St. | Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614.882.7277 | ext 165



On 5/15/08 9:00 AM, "Tomlinson, Andrea" <AndreaT at chemheritage dot org> wrote:

> Well I got some great feedback on using internal wikis for organizing
> and sharing library policies, procedures, and local information in the
> library.  A few people have asked me to share the information I found so
> I am summarizing some of the highlights below:  Thanks to everyone who
> responded, as usual the list is a great resource!
> 
> I was curious about what products people were using and got the
> following responses:
> 
> 7 libraries are using Mediawiki
> <http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki>
> 4 libraries are using Pbwiki <http://pbwiki.com/>
> 
> Other products used include:
> Wikidot <http://www.wikidot.com/>
> Dokuwiki <http://www.splitbrain.org/projects/dokuwiki>
> Dekiwiki <http://wiki.opengarden.org/Deki_Wiki>
> Confluence <http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence>
> Tiddlywiki <http://www.tiddlywiki.com/>
> Etouch samepage <http://www.etouch.net/products/collaboration>
> Simple machines
> <http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?P=e9ef1976d29552da7fe
> 78351bd1636d6&type=rss;action=.xml>
> 
> One person said they used the wiki that was included with Moodle.
> 
> Libraries are using wikis for many things here is a list of some of the
> cool things people are doing with their wikis.
> 
> o Using it to store information, files, forms, training materials,
> policies, manuals and procedures
> o Used it as a central meeting place for staff with blogs,
> calendars, forums, schedules and FAQs for staff
> o Keep information organized in a consortial setting
> o Organizing reference information for access services staff
> o Special projects (one library had 36 subwikis for all their
> projects!)
> o One person used a wiki to organize her USB drive
> o Storing conference information and handouts
> 
> Everyone who responded was very happy with the wiki.  They seemed easy
> to organize and get up and running.  Some wikis do require some
> understanding of markup language or Java but most were easy for staff to
> use.  Some respondents felt that it was hard to get staff motivated to
> use the wiki and some stated that they either updated the wiki
> themselves or had technical services staff update.  Many people said
> people use the wiki but may not contribute.  Most of the wikis were
> internal and not visible to the public.  The ones that were public were
> locked down and did not allow editing.  Other issues brought to light
> include lack of easy customization of the interface and some issues with
> search results.
> 
> Also Margaret Peloquin shared a wonderful presentation she did with a
> co-worker about the process of selecting and implementing a wiki.  It is
> a great resource and can be found at
> http://library.austincc.edu/presentations/scc-Oct07/
> 
> 
> Andrea Tomlinson, MLIS
> Technical Services Manager
> Othmer Library of Chemical History
> 315 Chestnut Street
> Philadelphia PA 19106
> andreat at chemheritage dot org
> 215-873-8257
> Fax 215-629-5257 
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