Wikis For Conference CommunicationASIST 2006
Jackson FoxSchool of Information &
Library Science, UNC Chapel HillLulu.com
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ASIST 2005ASIST 2006JCDL 2006
BarCampRDU
A wiki is…A shared information space
Collaboratively edited
We use wikis to…Collect timely information
Aggregate information
So what do you do?Choose the wikiSetup the wiki
Customize the wikiPrep the wiki
Secure the wikiBe the wiki
Choosing the wiki…Do you want to host the wiki?
How long will the wiki be online?Is your audience web savvy?
How much customization do you want?
What kinds of wikis are there?
HostedOpen SourceCommercial
Setting up the wiki…Get the thing installed
Back it up!
Customizing the wiki…What are your goals?
Who is your audience?
For example…Simplify the experienceA place for everything
Remove the fear
Prepping the wiki…This is your chance to make
the wiki your own, your users will take over from
here
Securing the wiki…SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
But that’s not all!Attachments, admin pages,
etc
Being the wiki…Watch it like a hawk
Participate in the wikiBe a wiki gardener
Keep the wiki up-to-date
Places to go, wikis to see…MediaWiki, PmWiki
StikiPad, PBWikiSocialtext
ResourcesMy Notes, http://jacksonfox.stikipad.com/asist2006/
…Wiki Matrix, http://www.wikimatrix.org/
Wiki Software, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software…
Preventing Wiki Spam, http://chongqed.org/prevent_spam.html
Moving beyond hypertext
Our design decisions
Wiki selection resources
Spam fighting resources
Wikis in the FUTURE
Wikis and unconferences