The WikiMatrix experience is the final part of assignment one. I chose the library where I work as my library of chose. It is a medium size academic library serving students from all academic programs, faculty, staff, and community users. The library operates 64 hours weekly using part-time librarians and work-study students to cover the evening hours. I would like to design a wiki for the library staff to use to communicate with the advisory members on upcoming meetings and share statistical information. After answering the questions from the choice wizard the search yielded 19 choices for wikis. I chose the following to make my selection.
Page History - This feature gives employees the option to go back later to an older version and restore it if necessary.
WYSIWYG - This feature allows non-tech savvy users to contribute without fear.
Commercial Support - was not needed, we have a technology librarian along with the support of IT.
Interface Language-was not needed, all users speak English.
Software or hosted - This feature was not selected, our staff could perform the installation.
Free and Open Source - This feature was inviting because it is free and open source is a great option because we would like full control over the software and codes.
Programming Language - was not selected.
I chose the Foswiki their intended audience includes enterprise, corporate, business, intranet, personal use, community building, Educational, and Intranet. This would support our intended purpose as we keep our advisory members abreast of our changes and goals for improvement.
I like both your premise and your choice very much. Most librarians complain about lack of communation with advisory boards. Involving them in day to day process seems wise as they will be more invested.
ReplyDeleteI like your choice of wiki because it mentions community development as one of the intented uses. That would work well for my project.
Does it charge for the service and does it limit number of users? Those are major considerations for me. Congrats!
There is no fee for the service, and it does not limit the number of users.
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