Posted in Blogs/RSS, Podcasting, Web 2.0, Wikis on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ALA has pulled together all of their “2.0″ tools within the Read Write Connect Wiki. This is a nice list and, best of all, all the RSS feeds are here, so you don’t have to hunt them down within the unit web pages. At this point, the categories include:
Blogs
Discussion forums (although nothing is there quite [...]
Posted in Wikis on November 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
WikiMatrix is a tool that allows you to easily compare wiki software. You can look at the functionality of one package, or choose a number of them to see functionality side-by-side. A huge improvement over what was previously available.
[from beSpacific]
Posted in Wikis on November 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Larry Sanger, one of the co-founders of Wikipedia, will be piloting a similar project called Citizendium (citizen + compendium).
This project will be different from Wikipedia in significant ways:
At the beginning, the content of Citizendium will be the same as Wikipedia, using its content as a base. Over time, edits to the Citizendium database will take [...]
Posted in Blogs/RSS, Instant Messaging, Podcasting, Trends, Web 2.0, Wikis on July 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The current issue of Library Technology Reports provides an overview of best practices for implementing social software in libraries. Michael Stephens has authored the July/August 2006 issue “Web 2.0 & Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software.” The table of contents and a few key pages are available on the web. The cost is $63.00.
[Tame the [...]
Posted in Wikis on July 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Originally, Wikipedia allowed anyone to edit any of its pages. Because of recent vandalism, they have changed this policy on some of their pages. Although they have always had the ability to discontinue editing on specific pages for a time, they now have a semi-protected category, which allows editing only by those have [...]
Posted in Blogs/RSS, Wikis on June 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Want to find out who is blogging? The Blogging Libraries Wiki could be the answer. It is divided by type of libraries, e.g., academic, public, school, special, internal to the library, and library associations. If your library blogs, check to see whether you’re listed.
[from beSpacific]
Posted in Wikis on April 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Splunk Base (from “spelunking“) is a wiki designed for IT professionals to post problems and solutions found when managing their data centers. It allows tagging so that others can find this information quickly. Although it just became available Monday, April 3rd, there are hundreds of posts already.
[from CNET.com]
Posted in Continuing Education, Wikis on November 3, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
If you teach library skills, you should look at the Library Instruction Wiki. There are sections for:
Handouts, tutorials, and other resources to share
Teaching techniques, tips, and tricks
Class-specific websites/handouts
Glossary/encyclopedia
Bibliography/suggested reading
Once you have a good idea of what is already there, remember that you can add content yourself. It does require authentication, but that part is easy.
You [...]
