[MNASIS-L] "Wiki World" online program

Janet Arth arth at tc.umn.edu
Wed Jan 11 11:57:52 EST 2006


Here is an online program from OPAL (Online Programming for All 
Libraries--And All Library Users), a collaborative effort of nearly 30 
libraries on three continents, that might be of interest.  It is free and 
there is no need to register.
fyi, Janet


Follow this URL to enter the online room:

http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0

Thursday, January 12, 2006 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 
2:00 Central, 1:00 Mountain, noon Pacific, and 8:00 p.m. GMT:
Wiki World: An Introduction Wikis are democratizing the World Wide Web in a 
way that no other Web application has. A wiki allows a group of people to 
collaboratively develop website with no knowledge of HTML or other markup 
languages. Any member of the wiki community can add to or edit anyone 
else's content, which is what makes Wikis so revolutionary and so 
controversial. Wikis are being used by librarians as knowledge 
repositories, subject guides, conference planning vehicles, and Intranets, 
but they could be used in any situation where quick and easy online 
collaboration is a goal. This session will explain what wikis are, how they 
could be used in libraries, and what to consider before creating one of 
your own. Presented by Meredith Farkas, Distance Learning Librarian at the 
<http://www.norwich.edu/academics/library.html>Kreitzberg Library atNorwich 
University in Vermont. Meredith is the author of the blog 
<http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php>Information Wants To Be 
Free and the creator and administrator of the 
<http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page>ALA Chicago 
2005 Wiki and <http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page>Library 
Success: A Best Practices Wiki. Sponsored by the 
<http://www.mitbc.org/>Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center.

This OPAL event will be held in the 
<http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0>Auditorium.

OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries--And All Library Users) is a 
collaborative effort of nearly 30 libraries on three continents.  For a 
complete list of upcoming OPAL live online programs, please visit:
http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm




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