How Librarians Can Use

How Librarians Can Use Wikis for Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration

• Staff Intranet
  • Collaborative Document Development
  • Reference Wiki
  • Group Projects
    • Example: University of Minnesota Libraries Staff Homepage

• Guidebook
  • Examples:
    • ALA Chicago 2005 Unofficial Wiki
    • Internet Librarian International 2005 Unofficial Wiki

• Collective Knowledge Base
  • Stop reinventing the wheel!
  • Benefit from the experiences of others
  • Examples:
    • Library Success Wiki -- space for collecting success stories about providing services in libraries
    • Library Instruction Wiki -- space for collecting Web links, hand-outs, and success stories about providing information literacy instruction.
    • LISWiki -- general library science knowledge base
    • DigiWik -- all about digitization
    • The Teachers' Lounge -- collective knowledge base for teachers

• Planning Space for Conferences, Meetings, etc.
  • Example: HigherEd BlogCon planning wiki

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