Wikis and Libraries: Resources, Articles and Links

Compiled by Darlene Fichter

Wiki Library Sites

Library Customers & Wikis

• SJCPLSubjectGuides
• Butler WikiRef Home Page
• Ohio University Libraries Biz Wiki
• University of Calgary - Doucette Library of Teaching Resources

Using Wikis Internally for Collaboration and Communications

• Antioch New England Graduate School Library Wiki - self-paced training tool for the front desk
• Virtual Reference SIG Wiki!
• University of Minnesota Libraries Staff Website
• UCONN Libraries Staff Wiki
• Libraries Using Blogs and Wikis in Australia Wiki by Chelsea Harper and Kate Watson
• UBC HealthLib-Wiki - A Knowledge-Base for Health Librarians (2007)

Email me other library wikis to list here.

Choosing Wiki Software

Local Installations

• WikiMatrix / Wiki - Compare them all
• Which Open Source Wiki Works For You? Shlomi Fish
• Making the Case for a Wiki - Emma Tonkin
• More links on Wiki Software

Hosted Solutions

• JotSpot
• pbwiki
• Test Drive Wikispaces or Mr. Toad's Wild Ride - Darlene Fichter. Wikispaces is a hosted wiki solution.
• SeedWiki
• Writely - could be used a simple wiki for collaborative writing

My Articles and Presentations

• Feb 1, 2007 - Wikis and Libraries: Staff and User Opportunities (PPT). Ontario Library Association Superconference.


• Nov 15, 2006 - New Technology: Blogs, Wikis, IM, and more. Michigan Library Consortium.
• Apr 18, 2006 - Wikis and Libraries: a Winning Combination - Education Institute
  [ PowerPoint Slides ]
• Feb 3,2006 - Wikis, Blogs and RSS For Operational Communications - Ontario Library Association Conference, Toronto, ON
  [ PowerPoint Slides ]
• Jan 25, 2006 - Fostering Online Collaboration Using Wikis (webcast) - Special Library Association - January 25, 2006
• Jan 2006 - Using Wikis to Support Online Collaboration in Libraries(PDF) - Information Outlook
• Nov 14, 2005 - Enterprise Collaboration: Weblogs & Wikis - KMWorld - San Jose, CA - 1/2 day workshop
• Oct 26, 2005 - Fostering Collaboration with Wikis and Weblogs - Internet Librarian October 24-26, 2005 Monterey CA
  [ PowerPoint Slides ]
• Sept/Oct 2005 - Intranets, Wikis, Blikis, and Collaborative Working ($) - Online Magazine

Articles

Do you have an article to add to the list? Email me.

• Barak, Lauren.Never-Ending Story: Writing with a Wiki - Effort to write a children’s novel as a wiki goes live. School Library Journal. January 3, 2007.
• Barron, Daniel D. “Blogs, Wikis, Alt Com, and the New Information Landscape: A Library Media Specialist’s Guide”. School Library Media Activities Monthly Volume 20 Number 2, 2003: 48-51.


• Berinstein, Paula. Wikipedia and Britannica: The Kid’s All Right (And So’s the Old Man). Searcher, March 2006.


• Boeninger, Chad. Blogs, Wikis, and IM: Communication Tools for Subject Specialists. April 10-14, 2006. HigherEd BlogCon 2006


• Boeninger, Chad. A Wiki as a Research Guide. Library Voice. July 13, 2005


• Boeninger, Chad. Using a wiki as a research guide: a year’s experience. Library Voice. July 13, 2006.


• Brisco, Shonda. Which Wiki is Right for You? School Library Journal. January 5, 2007.


• Farkas, Meredith. Using Wikis to Create Online Communities. WebJunction. September 1, 2005


• Frumkin, Jeremy. The Wiki and the digital library. OCLC Systems & Services, Volume 21, Number 1, January 2005, pp. 18-22(5).


• Hof, Robert D., Something Wiki This Way Comes. June 4, 2004 "They're Web sites anyone can edit -- and they could transform Corporate America"


• Kille, Angela. Wikis in the Workplace: How Wikis Can Help Manage Knowledge in Library Reference Services. LIBRES Number 15 Issue 2 March 2006


• Lackie, Robert J. WEB 2.0 and Its Technologies for Collaborative Library Communication. RedOrbit Breaking News. November 22, 2006.
• Lamb, Brian. Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not. Educause Review. Sept/Oct 2004


• Mattison, David. Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars Wiki as a PIM and Collaborative Content Tool. Searcher. April, 2003


• Peterson,Billie. "Tech Talk: Wiki," Library Instruction Round Table News, Volume 27, Number 1, September 2004, 13-15.


• Stafford, Tom & Webb, Matt. What Is a W iki (and How to Use One for Your Projects). O'Reilly Network. July 7, 2006.
• Swisher, Kara, 'Wiki' May Alter How Employees Work Together. The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2005


• Taft, Darryl F. Father of Wiki Speaks Out on Community and Collaborative Development. eWeek. March 20, 2006.


• Tonkin, Emma. Making the Case for a Wiki. Ariadne. January, 2005


• Wikis - LISWiki definitions, resources, library applications


• Whelan, Debra Lau. A More ‘Accountable’ Wiki is Launched. School Library Journal. March 29, 2007.
• Withers, Rob, Buell, Kris, and Casson, Rob. Something wiki this way comes. C&RL News, December 2005
  

Presentations

Do you have an presentation to add to this list? Suggest a link to add.

• Balsamo, Joesph, Chase, Darren and Chimato, Mary. Wikis in Action Implementing a Wiki in the HSC Library, March 22, 2006. (lots of screenshots of Twiki)
• Farkas, Meredith. Wiki World Presentation. OPAL Archive. January 12, 2006 (notes and audio files)
  
• McKiernan, Gerry. Wikis: Disruptive Technologies for Dynamic Possibilities PowerPoint presentation delivered at Digital Libraries à la Carte: Choices for the Future, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, August 23, 2005
  

Other Resources

Related Resources

• Using Weblogs in the Workplace
• Library Weblogs
• Weblog Compendium
• Weblogs - Organizational, Workplace and Enterprise Blogs

Other Resources

• Finding Library Weblogs
• Usability
• Writing for the Web

Last Updated: February 4, 2005