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008 100222s2010 nyum b a001 0 eng
020 _a9781555707101
050 _aZ 674.75.S63
_b.P926 2010 v.5
100 _aPressley, Lauren.
_9111303
245 0 _aWikis for libraries /
_cLauren Pressley.
260 _aNew York :
_bNeal-Schuman Publishers,
_cc2010.
300 _axiii, 101 p. :
_bill.
_c23 cm.
500 _aPublished in cooperation with the Library Information and Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association.--T.p. verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aIntroduction : wiki basics -- Planning -- Implementation -- Marketing -- Best practices -- Measures of success.
520 _aIntroduces 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.
650 _aLibrary Web sites
650 _aWikis (Computer science)
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