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A [[wiki]] for law libraries intersted in wikis.
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A [[wiki]] for law librarians interested in researching with wikis and creating wikis for their own libraries.
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This wiki will gather information about [[library wikis]], [[legal wikis]], [[university wikis]], [[law school wikis]], [[popular wikis]], and law library wikis.  It will include [[articles about wikis]] and [[books about wikis]].  It will also discuss [[wiki engines]] that law libraries can use to set up wikis.   
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This wiki will gather information about [[library wikis]], [[legal wikis]], [[university wikis]], [[law school wikis]], [[popular wikis]], and law library wikis.  It will include [[articles about wikis]] and [[books about wikis]].  It will also discuss [[wiki engines]] that law libraries can use to create and manage wikis.   
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This wiki is based on the [http://library.kentlaw.edu/dginsberg/wikis/WikisandBlikisandYou.ppt presentation] given by [http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/ReferenceServices.htm#biographies Deborah Ginsberg] and [http://library.law.wisc.edu/information/staffdirectory/staffbios/bshucha.htm Bonnie Shucha] at the [http://www.aallnet.org/ American Association of Law Libraries] [http://www.aallnet.org/events/am_05/ 2005 Annual Conference],  It also includes research used for an article on wikis in a future issue of  [http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_spectrum.asp Spectrum].
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This wiki is based on the [http://library.kentlaw.edu/dginsberg/wikis/WikisandBlikisandYou.ppt presentation] given by [http://library.kentlaw.edu/services/ReferenceServices.htm#biographies Deborah Ginsberg] and [http://library.law.wisc.edu/information/staffdirectory/staffbios/bshucha.htm Bonnie Shucha] at the [http://www.aallnet.org/ American Association of Law Libraries] [http://www.aallnet.org/events/am_05/ 2005 Annual Conference],  It also includes research used for an article on wikis in a future issue of  [http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_spectrum.asp Spectrum].  Debbie will be presenting a follow-up session on wikis at the 2006 Annual Conference.
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The initial content was provided by Debbie Ginsberg
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The initial content was provided by Debbie Ginsberg. Please feel free to add your own content.
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I'm leaving the generic text here until I have a better idea how this wiki works.
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==First Steps==
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#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.
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==Other optional things to do==
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*Control the rights of anonymous and logged in users through the [[Control Panel]] (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page).
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*Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.
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*To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota.
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*Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu
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*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis]
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#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>
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*If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the  javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki.
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**You must log as admin to do this
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**Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.
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*Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help.
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*Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis]
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*Add a message to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Feedback Feedback Page] if you see anything that could be improved.
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Revision as of 16:31, 9 June 2006

LawLibWik

A wiki for law librarians interested in researching with wikis and creating wikis for their own libraries.

This wiki will gather information about library wikis, legal wikis, university wikis, law school wikis, popular wikis, and law library wikis. It will include articles about wikis and books about wikis. It will also discuss wiki engines that law libraries can use to create and manage wikis.

This wiki is based on the presentation given by Deborah Ginsberg and Bonnie Shucha at the American Association of Law Libraries 2005 Annual Conference, It also includes research used for an article on wikis in a future issue of Spectrum. Debbie will be presenting a follow-up session on wikis at the 2006 Annual Conference.

The initial content was provided by Debbie Ginsberg. Please feel free to add your own content.

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