Using wikis in library liaison work: overview & trends

Wikipedian Protester From Randall Munroe’s XKCD: a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language http://xkcd.com/285/

Question: Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2007 indicates 41% of undergraduate students use wikis at least once a week. A majority of the class had heard of wikis.

Question: Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A survey of Medical Library Assoc. members showed 66% think wikis are important tools for professional work, but only 21% reported wikis important tools in their personal life. A little over half of the class were using wikis at their library.

What is a Wiki? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Wiki History ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining Features ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining Features - Main page Category Discussion, Edit, History Article Discussion, edit, & history tabs Article Category

Defining Features - Wiki Editor Wiki Editor Discussion, edit, & history tabs Article Category

Defining Features - Page History Discussion, edit, & history tabs Article Category Page History view

Defining Features - Discussion WikiProject Medicine : ‘wikiproject’ to cooperate, organize, make suggestions and share ideas on the improvement of the medicine and health-related articles of Wikipedia. Discussion, edit, & history tabs Article Category Discussion Page

The Good, the Bad, and the Wiki ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Applying Wikis to Liaison Work: Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Project Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Library Move Planning Wiki Pickens Library: UT MD Anderson Center http:// pickensmoveplan.wetpaint.com /

Internal Knowledge Base ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],UBC HealthLib-Wiki University of British Columbia: Biomedical Branch Library http:// hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca / Wiki is members only

Resource Guide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Biz Wiki Ohio University Libraries http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page

Online Book or Journal Club ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Johns Hopkins University Wiki component to journal club http:// jhedjournalclub.pbwiki.com /

Curriculum Support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Family Medicine Residency Wiki University of Pennsylvania http:// pennfm.pbwiki.com /

Wiki Software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tips for Wikis in Liaison Work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Question: Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The majority of class participants indicated they find wikis useful for Resource Guides.

Thank you! Maureen “Molly” Knapp, MA, AHIP [email_address] . edu Twiki, from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century . ‘Twiki’ is also the name of open source wiki software for business enterprises.

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