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My cataloguers' wiki is viewable by anyone. I think this is one of the reasons I've never ventured into using it to host our training documents and internal policies (being too embarrassed that we might have got things wrong!). wikispaces defaults to public access; private has to be paid for and I've never had the courage to ask my institution to pay! Lynne http://cataloguers.wikispaces.com/ ________________________________ From: David Watson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thu 29/03/2012 12:44 To: Lynne Dyer Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] Setting up a Wiki advice? Talking of setting up internal Wikis, has anyone ever attempted or proposed setting up an externally accessable cataloguers wiki? For instance, BIALL for law librarians has a 'how do I wiki'? http://biallpr.pbworks.com/w/page/5259189/How%20do%20I . Admittedly I'd tend to trust my colleagues over it, but if you were a solo librarian I imagine it would be a great help. Perhaps cataloguing is too bespopke to have a wiki like that, but for general advice it may be very helpful. David Watson On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Lynne Dyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi! > > I wasn't lurking yesterday, but so busy had no time to contribute. Today I > also have a lot of commitments, but at least I'm at home so can pop in and > out of the forum! > > I'm Lynne (aka @stjerome1st on Twitter), bib services manager in HE. I > rarely get to catalogue these days, but am still an ardent supporter of all > things cataloguing! > > I've had a cataloguers' wiki since about 2007 and find I prefer wikispaces, > because it's quick and easy to use. It's a public wiki, so anyone can view > it, but I have restricted membership to staff in my own team, so they can > add and edit pages. > > I also blog (using blogger), but this is a personal cataloguing one. My > institution does subscribe to some specific software and encourages staff to > blog: https://our.dmu.ac.uk/about/ (annoyingly you do have to click to get > past the certificate problems). > > The library has its own Twitter (@LibraryDMU) and Facebook accounts, which > are used mainly to advertise problems with access to databases, unexpected > and scheduled closing etc.. I use facebook mainly for keeping in touch with > friends and relatives. > > Lynne > > > > ________________________________ > From: CIG E-Forum on behalf of Librarian > Sent: Thu 29/03/2012 11:13 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CIG-E-FORUM] Setting up a Wiki advice? > > This is a very timely discussion! I'm just in the process of creating > cataloguing rules for myself and my volunteers. I normally would do a > printed sheet which I hand out (which then gets lost, out of date, gets > scribbled on hints) but this time it is running to around 12 pages. Now my > low-tech solution was to put these in ring binders next to each PC and a > digital copy on the desktop, but would a Wiki be better? My off-site > cataloguing volunteers could use it to ask me questions I suppose? And > things people note down would be shared by everyone (and seen by me to check > their interpretation is right!) > > > > So where would I start setting up a (free) wiki? Any recommended providers? > > > > (If you want some background, I am a solo librarian with approx 70 > volunteers and approx 65,000 records. Just transferred to new open-source > catalogue merged from Koha and Evergreen but now all my old records need > validating and turning into proper MARC. Hence volunteers will be checking > through and validating records by adding control fields etc otherwise I will > be here well past retirement...) > > > > Jennie Kelly > @mininglibrarian > > > > North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers > > Neville Hall > > Westgate Road > > Newcastle upon Tyne > > NE1 1SE > > > > +44 (0)191 2332459 > > > > The Mining Institute is a registered charity and receives no funding from > government sources, it is entirely supported by its members. Any donations > towards the expense of maintaining the buildings and collections are > gratefully received by cheque to the address above. We are registered for > Gift Aid which means any qualifying donation is worth 25% more to us. > > Would you like to receive our newsletter? Simply reply with "SUBSCRIBE" and > we will send you our quarterly update. > >