wikis ORALL fall meeting 20091015

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Cincinnati Law Library Association Wikis in the Workplace: Enhancing Collaboration and Knowledge Management Mary Jenkins, Cincinnati Law Library Association ORALL Annual Meeting, October 15, 2009

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A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy[1] creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages, using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor, within the browser.[2][3] Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites, to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in knowledge management systems. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Outline Reasons to use a wiki or a similar social media application Examples of wikis for library staff use Wiki administration Adding pages and content to a wiki Wiki examples: other libraries Wiki examples: organizations Background reading Choosing a wiki application Blogs as an alternative plus some examples Ning and commercial collaboration & content management tools Conclusion

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Where is that @#$%! file?

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I’m a librarian… how can I be this disorganized?! There must be a better way!

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I’m glad that hole was on THEIR end!

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Maybe they’re on to something.

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This is MediaWiki.

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wikispaces

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This uses Wikispaces

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external internal various file types

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WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get

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This is on Google Sites

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WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get

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http://librarywikis.pbwiki.com/Collaboration-between-Library-Staff

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/ http://albystaff.pbwiki.com

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https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/

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http://aallnet.pbworks.com/

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http://cllrb.wikispaces.com/

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http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6646

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http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/open_source/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180207589

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http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~i385q/archive/kille/kille_wikis.html Abstract This article explores how wikis can be used in library reference services to manage knowledge and why they should be used in this environment.

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http://www.wikimatrix.org/wizard.php?x=34&y=10

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http://library20.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=515108%3ATopic%3A7973

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http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Internal_blogs

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http://cubgovinternal.blogspot.com/

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http://barnardrefdesk.blogspot.com/

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Alternatives to wikis and blogs Consider these social networking and social media integrating products: Ning networks – easy to set up and many library staff examples MS Office SharePoint Open Text’s Enterprise Content Management & Communities of Practice NewsGator Social Sites

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http://vanpeltandopielibrary.ning.com

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Return on Investment? But of course! Operating efficiencies Enhanced collaboration Empowerment Distributed workload Content & knowledge management Common data set Team building No brain drain Ease of use Accessible on site or off Reduced paper waste

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Mary Jenkins Law Librarian & Director 513.946.5300 mjenkins@cms.hamilton-co.org Cincinnati Law Library Association Presentation available on Authorstream