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Wikis for libraries / Lauren Pressley.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2010.Description: xiii, 101 p. : ill. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781555707101
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Z 674.75.S63  .P926 2010 v.5
Contents:
Introduction : wiki basics -- Planning -- Implementation -- Marketing -- Best practices -- Measures of success.
Summary: Introduces wikis,highlights their benefits for library service,and provides screenshots to demonstrate features all wikis have in common.Explains the different types of wikis that libraries impelement,steps for planning a wiki,and types of software needed to run a wiki.Unveils a step-by-step process one can use to quickly launch a basic wiki.It also covers locally hosted versus vendor hosted wikis,as well as internal versus external use of wikis in libraries.Discusses how to market one's wiki,from programming to social media.Showcases best library practices,and details the metrics of how to assess the usefulness of one's wiki in meeting one's community's information needs.
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Published in cooperation with the Library Information and Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association.--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : wiki basics -- Planning -- Implementation -- Marketing -- Best practices -- Measures of success.

Introduces wikis,highlights their benefits for library service,and provides screenshots to demonstrate features all wikis have in common.Explains the different types of wikis that libraries impelement,steps for planning a wiki,and types of software needed to run a wiki.Unveils a step-by-step process one can use to quickly launch a basic wiki.It also covers locally hosted versus vendor hosted wikis,as well as internal versus external use of wikis in libraries.Discusses how to market one's wiki,from programming to social media.Showcases best library practices,and details the metrics of how to assess the usefulness of one's wiki in meeting one's community's information needs.

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