Considerations for creating an online resource collaboratively.

1. Using Online Collaborative ToolsEffectively Neal R. Axton Reference Librarian Warren E. Burger Library

2. Classic Project Management Stages Project Initiation Planning Execution Project Completion Transition to Operation

3. Postmodern Project Management Enthusiasm Disappointment Fear Panic Search for the Guilty Punishment of the Innocent Awards for those not involved in the project

4. Online Project Stages Find Resources Evaluate and Organize Resources Develop a Narrative around Resources Create a Useful Tool for Others using Narrative and Resources

5. Collaborative Tools Resource Creation vs. Discovery Deductive vs. Inductive Bookmarking Social Bookmarking Web Graffiti

6. Social Bookmarking Defined Educause Learning Initiative: “Social bookmarking is the practice of saving bookmarks to a public Web site and ‘tagging’ them with keywords.” Bookmarks can be kept private or shared

7. Collaborate Gather Web resources Share with team Easily move to other collaborative tools Wikis, blogs, web pages

8. Organization - Tagging User describes item Many tags by many users Search via tags Tags link many pages/images

9. Start at the Beginning Delicious Began in 2003 Best Known Largest Community Minimalist Unrefined

11. So MANY Tools connottea diigo Google Bookmarks gnolia Raw Sugar HOW DO I CHOOSE? Scuttle Shadows Simpy Spurl

12. Different Flavors Delicious Minimalist CiteULike Scholarly Diigo Web Graffiti Google Bookmarks Super Minimalist

13. Ma.gnolia Search or browse bookmarks as a tag list or tag cloud Ability to rate bookmarks! Widget to link from browser Tutorials, FAQ, and wiki for support – great response from emails to the support team Contacts, groups, thank you’s and discussions – many ways to share

14. CiteULike Tag papers, not websites! Mainly invisible web Primarily medical and biological Humanities, social sciences, and information sciences too Tags browsable and searchable RSS feeds by author or topic

18. More Fun Tools with Silly Names

19. Sticky Notes at Google Wave

20. Highlight and Right Click to Annotate

21. Blogs as 2nd stage Collaborative Tools Alternative to Email Asynchronous Communication Supports Hyperlinks Automatic Date Feature Multiple Users WYSIWYG Interfaces Useful for synthesizing resources

25. HTML Menu

26. Compose Menu

28. Facebook Groups – 1st and 2nd Stage Convenient Invitation Only Multiple Administrators Hyperlink Blur work/private boundary

30. LinkedIn Groups – 2nd & 3rd More Professional Network Closed Groups News Feed Sunsets NOT archival Email Updates Multiple Administrators

33. Wiki wiki wiki! Wiki = Hawaiian for quick Collaborative Website Wikipedia Best known Lightning Rod for criticism Other models exist

34. Wiki as 3rd stage collaboration tool Blog is strictly chronological Wiki allows a linear path thru resources Wiki allows hyperlinked path too! Consider a site map vs site index Plan before you produce Wiki allow different levels of control

36. Wiki Considerations Intended Audience Ease of Use Editorial Control Confidentiality Hosted or In House Tracking Changes & Managing Passwords Need to Update and Migrate Content

37. Wiki as Tool vs. Business Model Open to World Locked Down Small Group Vetted Secret Wikis Blog and Wiki = Bliki

38. International Legal Wiki Multi-Lingual & Multi-Cultural

39. Wex: Cornell’s Legal Wiki

40. Wex Standards Contributors Screened Subject Matter Experts Desired Not as self-referential as Wikipedia Extensive linking to external authority

41. Legal Causes & Wikis Peer to Patent: Reforming the Patent System World Citizenship Wiki Network Against Violence Anti-Lessig Reader Wiki: Criticizing ideas of Prof. Lessig

42. Google Wave – 2nd or 3rd Stage Wiki Like Tool Simultaneous Collaboration Still in beta Invitation Only Email me for Invite Tool in search of a mission?

44. Lots of Wiki Choices PBWorks Google Sites Wetpaint Wiki Farms

45. Measure Twice, Cut Once Project Initiation Planning Execution Project Completion Transition to Operation

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