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WIKIS

What is a Wiki ?

A Wiki is a website which allows User to create,add,edit,or remove.

Simply A Wiki is an easy-to-use free webpage that multiple people can edit.

Best known wiki is wikipedia.

How the wiki got its name?

• Wiki is a Hawaiian word which means “fast ”or “quick”,or “to hasten”.

What does wiki mean?

• Wiki-wiki is the name of the bus line in the Honolulu international Airport.

History of wiki

The first wiki was created by “Ward Cunningham”.He started creating wikiwikiweb in

1994He planned it to create and share

ideas in a quick way.Ward’s wiki is still active today.

Why use a wiki ?

Easy to learn- no HTML requiredEasy to share knowledgeEasy way to collaborate across bordersAbility to revert back to old versionsAbility to track who’s done what&whereFostering collaboration among friends

and/or colleaguesPeer editing and writing

Characteristic’s of wiki

Simple hypertext formatOpenness and accessibility

encourages participationChangeable ownershipUnending contentEasy linking from one page to

another Not only a contributor edit their own

work,but also edit the work of others

Types of wiki’s

There are millions of wikis available to users on the web ranging in a wide variety of subjects,topics and information

What can you do with a wiki ?

Easily create and edit webpages,including styled text,hyperlinks,pictures,audio,video,etc.,

Easy for a group to collabarate on creating online documents.

Advantages

Any one can editNo HTML requiredChanges are immediatePages and links are instant & automaticNo one knows everything, but every one

knows somethingUse web standardsPeople can store their

folders,pictures,their discussion

Disadvantages

Any one can editMisinformation may not get fixed

immediatelyUnfamiliar style(no HTML)

Wikis for libraries

Simply as a library webpage/site Create,edit&provide free content/articles for

research For sharing ideas Provide information about reference books,

databases,websites,etc Help for research by recommending

articles,websites,etc Answering reference questions(add/change

answers,FAQ) Online group study Multimedia information

Examples of wikis

The largest and most talked about wiki on the Internet is Wikipedia • It free online encyclopedia with over 2 million articles in

english on a variety of topics• 25 languages• 2 million entries• Five times more popular than Google news ,yahoo news or

BBC(hit wise)

Wiki News wikiBooks Wikispaces Pbwiki Wikidot Mediawiki,etc,.

Examples of libray wikis

LIS wikiLibrary successEDCO wiki

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