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Don’t Call It A Wiki!SJCPL’s wiki success
Marianne Kruppa
Web Developer Librarian
St. Joseph County Public Library
Overview
Where we were Where we wanted to be Where we are now and how we got
there Where do we go from here?
SJCPL Shortcuts to the Web
Subject List Librarian selected websites Led patrons away from the library
website and library materials Database driven - Lasso
– Librarians input URLs– Quirky
KCPL’s Subject Guides
Articles created by librarians Guide RSS feeds Imported RSS feeds Database driven - ColdFusion
– Librarians send articles to webmaster
SJCPL’s Subject Guides
Articles created by librarians– Emphasis on library material and programs– http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Homework
Some feeds - new and recent changes Wiki driven - LAMP
How did we do it? (the technical stuff)
Have a sandbox server Tested a couple of wiki products. Picked MediaWiki because of the
familiar interface. – Technophobes knew what to expect.– Easy install included
How did we do it?(the people stuff)
Find your cheerleader(s)! Don’t call it a wiki (for the technophobes
out there) Jump in and see what happens
How did we do it? (the people stuff)
A truly wiki experience– Most knew what a wiki is– Most had used Wikipedia– Most wanted to learn– None knew where to start
SJCPL Staff Wiki
Collaborative policy and procedure creation
Pre-pub area for Subject Guide creation/major edits
Part of new hire training Fun is allowed
Questions?
SJCPL Subject Guides:http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/
Contact me:
email: [email protected]
AIM: sjcplskagirlie
blog: http://blog.skagirlie.net/