[Web4lib] Re: FluWikie

[John Hubbard]

Creating a repository of authoritative medical information on a Wiki, 
how interesting! I'm curious what other librarians think of this idea.

A few library staff webs have started stuff with wikis. There's a 
growing list at (where else): http://www.liswiki.com/wiki/Wiki

- John



Thomas Dowling wrote:
> Forwarded on behalf of Karen Muller, <earlybird at san.rr.com>. Please 
> respond to her, not to me.
> 
> Thomas Dowling
> tdowling at ohiolink.edu
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> I have been following the situation of avian influenza in Asia and its
> potential to develop into a pandemic. There is a great new collaborative
> website called www.FluWikie.com. They permit anyone to contribute
> information on flu prevention, pandemic preparedness, and scientific
> research. I am looking for volunteers to contribute time to help decide
> on a better site map and improve its contents. I thought the site could
> benefit from the help of librarians, project managers, and webmasters.
> 
> This site may help link information from different governments and studies
> into one great resource.
> 
> Here is a quote from the main page...
> "The purpose of the Flu Wiki is to help local communities prepare for and
> perhaps cope with a possible influenza pandemic. This is a task previously
> ceded to local, state and national governmental public health agencies. Our
> goal is to be:
> 
>    * a reliable source of information, as neutral as possible, about
> important facts useful for a public health approach to pandemic influenza
>    * a venue for anticipating the vast range of problems that may arise if
> a pandemic does occur
>    * a venue for thinking about implementable solutions to foreseeable
> problems
> 
> No one, in any health department or government agency, knows all the things
> needed to cope with an influenza pandemic. But it is likely someone knows
> something about some aspect of each of them and if we can pool and share 
> our
> knowledge we can advance preparation for and the ability to cope with
> events. This is not meant to be a substitute for planning, preparation and
> implementation by civil authorities, but a parallel effort that 
> complements,
> supports and extends those efforts.
> 
> While we will continue to administer and maintain the Wiki, we are turning
> the wheel over to the community, to take it where the road leads us. There
> is a bit of a learning curve to driving this rig. We hope you will find the
> instructions sufficient to get started. You’ll soon be learning on your
> own."
> 
> See the discussion about site organization here...
> http://www.fluwikie.com/index.php?n=Forum.OrganizationOfTheFluWikie
> 
> There has been a great start on pandemic preparedness issues...
> http://www.fluwikie.com/index.php?n=Consequences.Consequences
> 
> Do you know of anyone who might be able and willing to participate?
> 
> Thanks for you time,
> Fred
> 
> 
> 
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