[Web4lib] eProfile: WikimediaWorlds. Part I. Wikipedia

[Gerry Mckiernan]

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WikimediaWorlds. Part I. Wikipedia
	
Colleagues/

I am pleased to announcement the publication of my latest eProfile in Library Hi Tech News:

Gerry McKiernan, "WikimediaWorlds. Part I. Wikipedia," Library Hi Tech News 22, no. 8 (September/October 2005): 46-54. 

Overview/Summary from the publisher

ABSTRACT: Purpose - This article of part 1 of a two part series on wikis. Part 1 focuses on Wikipedia. Design/methodology/approach - The article is prepared by a library professional and provides a summary of the main features. Findings - A wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit web page content using any web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. Originality/value - This article is a useful summary of a development of interest to library and information management professionals

I have self-archived a copy at:

[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/WMW-I.pdf  ]


I Would Most Appreciate Any and All Comments/Critiques/Observations or Cosmic Insights about this Overview/Review.

BTW: Wikis (and Blogs) are Not Just For Breakfast Anymore:

"The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community"
 
D. CALVIN ANDRUS  (Central Intelligence Agency) [CIA]
[Studies in Intelligence, September 2005] / Link to full-text available at:

[ http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=755904 ]

Regards,

/Gerry 

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor 
And
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library 
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu