Using Wikis to Collaborate, Connect, & Contribute

3/29/2009 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

This workshop introduces the concept of a wiki  and illustrates how to set up a wiki in a library environment for maximum effect. In an age of increasingly small budgets, a library wiki can help maximize the effectiveness and stretch the library’s resources beyond business hours. 

The workshop looks at various wiki types, including their advantages and disadvantages, showing examples of their use in libraries. Learning from the variety of creative, productive, and effective wiki examples, attendees will set up their own wiki. Learn tips for good wiki structure, how to set up secure sites, working with IT administration to use wikis, and introducing the wiki to library staff and clients. Take home advanced tips and tricks to supercharge the wiki along with a gift from PBWiki.  

Building Communities: Wikis & Ning

3/30/2009 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Pennig talks about the use of wikis to build communities and illustrates with real-world examples of libraries and groups using wikis for this purpose. Academic library staff members, Moss and Fitch, show how they’ve implemented wikis to train staff, student assistants, and volunteers, as well as to encourage collaboration across library departments. 

About Rachel Pennig

Rachel Pennig is the Director of Support & Services at PBwiki, Inc. She has previously worked for academic, law, public, and special libraries, including Minneapolis Public Library and the Debra S. Fish Early Childhood Library at Resources for Child Caring.

Conference Website: http://computersinlibraries2009demo.pbwiki.com

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