Resource Pages :: Wikis

EXAMPLES OF LIBRARY WIKIS

Staff Resource Wikis

• University of CT Staff Wiki 
• UM Libraries Staff Wiki
• Antioch University Library Staff Wiki
• Allen County Public Library Staff wiki

Special Topics Wikis

• Remember When - Memories of Ipswich  --  Ipswich (Queensland) Public Library project to preserve memories and photos of seniors in the community.  Great resource for students doing local history projects. I love this project. What a wonderful model for a collaborative community project with any combination of students, seniors, schools & libraries participating.
• BC Calculus Wiki - Scotia-Glenville High School (NY) Students created a wiki for future classes to use. Students were given the freedom to create content, drive the vision of the wiki, and solve problems, and her students rose to the occasion. WOW!
• WikiNorthia -- Melbourne (Australia) regional library/community collaboration to document the history of a region and the memories of it's residents.
• Oregon Teen Summer Reading Program wiki
• Great Book Stories
• Teen Lib Wik
• SJCPL Subject Guides 
• Uncle Sam Wiki
• Book Lust
• Teachers Lounge 
• Stevens County PL Community Wiki
• iRead Wiki -  Iowa Librarians Readers Advisory 
• GRPLPedia - Grand Rapids (MI) PL topical resource guides.

Wiki as Library Web Site

• USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library 
• Bull Run Regional Library Wiki

Professional Resources Wikis

• South Carolina Library Association - statewide library association website as a wiki.
• LIS Wiki 

• ALA’s Teen Tech Week Wiki 
• Library Success Wiki 
• Teacher Librarian Wiki
• ALA Professional Tips Wiki
• ALA ALSC ChildTech Wiki

Etc.

• PLCMC Sandbox
• Computers in Libraries 2007 Wiki
• Wikimapia

Wikis for my classes

• sandbox wiki on Wikispaces
• This wiki on PBWiki 

WIKI RESOURCES

Free Remotely Hosted Wiki Services - "Wiki Farms"

• PBWiki 
• Wikispaces
• WetPaint
• Wikia 

Additional Resources

• WikiMatrix - Compare Wiki Software options  
• Wiki: Excecutive Overview -  Overview of wikis from Meredith Farkas at the TechEssence.Info blog
• Its’s a Wiki Wiki World
• WikiIndex  Lists of wikis, wiki discussions, wiki ideas.
• WikiMindMap A very interesting and easy way to find content in Wikipedia.
• Examples of educational wikis - Explore this page full of interesting wikis used in school settings.
• WikiMatrix Compare wiki software
• Which Wiki is Right for You? School Library Journal article discusses pros and cons of several popular wiki software choices.
• Wiki: Excecutive Overview  Overview of wikis with examples of wikis serving a variety of purposes: community information source, subject guide, staff intranet, etc.
• Wiki Reading List   More articles on wikis.
• Ten Reasons Your Next Pathfinder Should be a Wiki   Joyce Valenza
• Ten Reasons Your Pathfinders Should Be a Wiki   School Library Journal article - Joyce Valenza, June 2007
• WikiScanner - See who's editing Wikipedia
• PBWiki - Wiki Workshop Short video tutorials on PBWiki features.