Wikis
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Wikis are online, collaborative environments that allow anyone to add, edit, or delete pages. Some Wikis require registered membership, and others are private, but many allow anyone with access to the Web to contribute. Wikis use a simplified mark-up syntax that allow users to contribute without special knowledge of HTML.
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Library and Information Science Wikis
Libraries Using Wikis
- Adult Literacy Tutor Wiki is a wiki for adult literacy and English as a Second Language volunteers to share their knowledge and learn from other tutors.
Wikis for Materials Selection and Reader's Advisory
- Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Wiki Book and author news and links to book blogs.
Wikis: Who, what, when, where, why and how?
- So You Want to Build a Wiki? by Meredith Farkas. Things to remember before starting a wiki at your library. (Farkas 2006)
- Wiki Science: How to Start a Wiki offers decision making advice on whether or not to make a wiki, whether to build from scratch or use a wiki farm, and more.
- Why Wiki? by John Hubbard.
WikiFarms
Many services are available for creating Wikis. WikiFarms are servers that allow people to create and administer their own Wikis without having to install software. Examples include:
See Also
References
- Farkas, Meredith. 2006. Information Wants to Be Free: Talkin’ wikis in Lansing, MI. November 15. (accessed November 21, 2006).
- Some of the links listed in the article above were discovered through this blog post.
