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Wikis, Blikis and You
AALL Annual Meeting, Program K-4Beyond the Blog: RSS, Wikis and Blikis
Presented by Debbie GinsbergElectronic Resources Librarian
IIT Downtown Campus Library (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
Is this a Wiki?
What is a Wiki?
A wiki … is a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content.
[cont.]
What is a Wiki?
Wiki also refers to the collaborative software used to create such a website[.]
The name was based on the Hawaiian term wiki wiki, meaning "quick" or "informal".
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
The WikipediaOne of the largest and best known wikishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Researching with Wikis
Find background information Locate useful sources Research current issues
JurisPediaIncludes law from several countries From: http://jurispedia.org/
Research caveats
May not be complete, accurate, up-to-date Unknown resource – can you trust wikis? Is there a relevant wiki?
LawSchool WikiA great idea: share community information about the law school. But it is no longer updated.From: http://bostoncoop.net/law
Libraries use wikis
Teach bibliographic instruction Answer reference questions Provide other library services (e.g.
ereserves)
Butler WikiRef This wiki reviews references resources From: http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/
Library caveats
Librarians must provide content Patrons may not be familiar with wikis Wikis suffer from the same problems as
other online forumsSpamVandalism In-fighting
Create your own Wiki
Self-hostedUser installs and maintains the softwareMost require MySQL and PHP or PearlCustomizable
Web-hostedEasy to set upNot as customizable
Self-hosted software
MediaWiki – used by Wikipedia (http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/)
DoKuWiki (http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki)
MoinMoin – popular wiki engine (http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/) (uses Python)
Wikitravel uses MediaWikiFrom: http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page
Web-hosted software
XWiki – a free wiki service (http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome)
JotSpot – a for-pay wiki service (in beta) (http://www.jotspot.com/)
Example of a wiki editing interfaceNote the syntax on the rightFrom: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/edit/Main/WebHome?language=en&
What is a bliki?
A Bliki (also known as a WikiLog, WikiWeblog, Wikiblog, or Bloki), is a blog with wiki support. This means that after (or before) an article is posted to the blog, it can be edited, either by anyone or by some group of authorized users.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliki
Tao Of MacSome links are external, others are internal pages with additional explanationFrom: http://the.taoofmac.com/space/blog/2005-06-11
Wrap Up
Lots of wikis, and a few blikis, on tech and other subject areas, but few on law
Few library wikis or blikis Can law librarians take the initiative?
Legal research wikiLibrary services wikis Intranets
Useful and Interesting Wikis
Meatball (http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl) Includes a list of the biggest wikis
Wikinews (http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) Largest and most comprehensive wiki
Law and Library Wikis
ALA Chicago 2005 Wiki (http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page)
Lawrence Lessig's Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (http://codebook.jot.com/WikiHome)
Youth Rights Wiki (http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?title=Table_of_Contents)
References
Wikis at Work: How does an IT consulting firm bring wikis into the business loop?, Sebastian Rupley, PC Magazine, January 2005, p. 90
Using a Wiki for Documentation and Collaborative Authoring, Michael Angeles, Nov. 28, 2004, available at (http://www.llrx.com/features/librarywikis.htm)
Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars, by David Mattison, Searchers, April 2003, p. 32
More at http://library.kentlaw.edu/dginsberg/wikis/