Wiki Software and Facilities for Museums

Publication Type  Conference Paper
Year of Publication  2008
Authors  Bowen, Jonathan
Conference Name  Museums and the Web 2008. Proceedings
Conference Start Date  April 9-12, 2008
Publisher  Archives & Museum Informatics
Conference Location  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Editor  Trant, Jennifer; Bearman, David
Keywords  wiki; on-line collaboration; virtual community; Wikipedia; Web 2.0
Abstract  

The potential for the use of wikis by museums to aid collaboration between users is great. Wikis allow a virtual community to maintain and update information in a cooperative and convenient manner. This mini-workshop presents current wiki tools and facilities that are available on-line and suitable for use by museums for on-line collaboration and the building of virtual communities. The general concept of wikis is introduced, and the leading wiki on the Web, Wikipedia, is covered in a museum context. Major wiki software platforms are briefly mentioned, with pointers to further information. The use of external wiki facilities such as those provided by Wikia, a free community of wikis, is also presented. Alternative wiki facilities are briefly compared. A selection of existing examples of museum-related wikis is surveyed, including comments on their features in a wider context. Some lessons from experience of wikis so far are given and the possible future of wikis, especially with respect to museums, is considered.

URL  http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/bowen/bowen.html
Citation Key  10102

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