Wikis can be powerful tools to help libraries connect and engage with patrons.

1. Creative Commons license Attribution- ShareAlike

2. Did You Know?

3. Web 2.0 working and learning differently in the 21 st century beta

4. Web 2.0 Not a standard Not a software package Not a hardware platform

5. Interactive Collaborative Participatory Connected Networked Community - driven by community’s needs Social Web 2.0

7. Collaborating and sharing information online Web 2.0

8. Web 2.0 = dialogue/conversation any time, anywhere via the internet

10. Collective intelligence Generating ideas Building knowledge and expertise Web 2.0

11. http://www.innocentive.com/ InnoCentive® is an exciting web-based community matching top scientists to relevant R&D challenges facing leading companies from around the globe. We provide a powerful online forum enabling major companies to reward scientific innovation through financial incentives.

12. IBM has used internal wikis since 2005 Sixteen U.S. intelligence agencies have begun using a common wiki called Intellipedia, a government run and top-secret information-sharing source that allows them to merge research and intelligence gathering. … the nonpartisan WikiCongress—a user-generated Capitol Hill founded by former U.S. congressional staffers—lets the public vote on bills, create petitions and propose new policy, and then forwards the results to legislators. Consider Habitat Jam, an open conversation that was hosted recently by the nonprofit Globe Foundation in preparation for the third session of the World Urban Forum, a gathering of leaders to discuss the impact of global urbanization. During a three-day digital discussion, hundreds of thousands of people from 191 countries engaged in issues ranging from safety and security to improving the lives of slum dwellers. Bennett, Jessica. &quot;Power In Numbers.&quot; Newsweek 6 Aug. 2007. 26 Aug. 2007 <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20011277/site/newsweek/>.

13. Whose watching your space?

21. Wikis in Plain English

22. Time to try it http://libwikis.pbwiki.com

24. Links to examples http://ma.gnolia.com/groups/wikisinlibraries

25. Wiki planning 1 – decide on the goals/objectives of the wiki 2 – identify and select the technology (hosted/non hosted; free/cost) that will be required 3 – create a general organizational framework for the wiki (example; templates; guidelines page) 4 – make target audience aware of the wiki (publicize) 5 – model use of the wiki 6 – evaluate wiki’s usefulness (gather data and stories to compare ‘before wiki’ and ‘after wiki’) 7 – encourage feedback inside the wiki (encourages continued use of wiki Tips

26. Wiki planning Team members Timeline Staff training General editing guidelines Roles administrator, gardener, etc. Determination of user access level – permissions Ongoing maintenance and re-evaluation Tips