IT Presentation on the use of Wikis

December 2007

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What is a Wiki?

• A wiki is a program for easy creation and maintenance of websites.

Examples

http://wikipedia.org/

http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki

Features: Easy editing

• No HTML knowledge necessary
• Simple formatting codes
• Auto-conversion of web links, image links
• Shortcuts hkulib:b1399988 doi:10.1073/pnas.101086398
• Browser-based uploads
• Page history, undos

Features: Easy customization

• Layout templates, stylesheets, printable view
• Open access vs. password control
• Plugins: e.g. WikiPresentation200712?action=slideshow

Setup

• pmwiki - PHP knowledge required
• Hosted wikis
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