Based on a webinar presented to the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) these slides look at use of a wiki for event planning, and getting started using wikis for larger projects. A list of helpful resources are also included
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Using a Wiki for Collaboration and Coordination
1. Using a Wiki for
Collaboration and
Coordination
by Connie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting
based on a webinar presented to the
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
August 26, 2010
2. Who am I?
Former law firm library manager
now consulting in:
• social media strategy
• information management
• knowledge management
7. PodCamp Toronto
• informal “unconference”
• numerous concurrent speaker sessions
• international (Canada & U.S.)
• university space booked 3 1/2 months in advance
• a few key organizers
11. • each committee had its own main page
• during conference calls, everyone referred
to wiki
• meeting notes/decisions written directly
into wiki
• significantly reduced email
• kept everyone “in the loop”
14. • crowdsourced event!
• registration = add your name to the list
• giving a session = add session to the list
• scheduling = add your session to the
schedule skeleton
• content created added to wiki
(presentations, photos, audio, video)
35. • sharing information that changes frequently
• enabling everyone to post
• collaboration among team members
• building consensus
• coordinating activities (esp. administrative)
44. Tie use back to your
goals & strategies
• “goal” by D’Arcy Norman - Flickr - used under Creative Commons -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/3210880223/
48. Determine requirements
hosted or on your own server?
in the cloud or inside the firewall?
history of changes needed?
authority levels for individual pages?
WYSIWYG editor?
70. Effective Blogging for Libraries
by Connie Crosby
The Tech Set series,
Neal-Schuman Publishing
March 2010
http://www.neal-schuman.com/bdetail.php?isbn=9781555707132
71. Now! With wiki
techset.wetpaint.com
Effective Blogging for Libraries
by Connie Crosby
The Tech Set series,
Neal-Schuman Publishing
March 2010
http://www.neal-schuman.com/bdetail.php?isbn=9781555707132
73. Image Credits (1/2)
• NE2007 reception - photo by Connie Crosby - all rights reserved
• “Scenes from PodCamp Toronto 2007” by Brian Hogg - Flickr - used under Creative
Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/inelegant/404694563/
• Image of business man used under standard stock.xchng license http://www.sxc.hu
• Image of business woman used under standard stock.xchng license
http://www.sxc.hu
• “goal” by D’Arcy Norman - Flickr - used under Creative Commons -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/3210880223/
• The Web 2.0 thing (cartoon) - Hugh McLeod - gapingvoid.com
74. Image Credits (2/2)
• “L'espace internet du musée de la Communication (Berlin)” by dalbera - Flickr -
used under Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/2738451853
• “Emerging Beauty” by timsamoff on Flickr - used under Creative Commons -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff/106779233/
• “The rave” by leocub - used under standard stock.xchng license -
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/772418
• “.|Unique|.” by clix http://www.sxc.hu/photo/923718 - used under stock.xchng
standard licensing
• “Dr. Dirt in his garden” by Natalie Maynor - Flickr - used under Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliemaynor/446709701/
• Image of Connie Crosby - all rights reserved, Rannie Turingan. Used with permission
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/4378782274