[Web4lib] Wikis, access control, calendars

[Chris Gray]

Keith,

Just a note that you might be interested in.  The access control that you 
are planning is an all or nothing thing, all ip addresses in the range can 
gain access to all pages.  Those "pages" aren't in directories, they're in 
the underlying MySQL db.

Here at the University of Waterloo, we had staff ask for areas on the wiki 
that could be restricted to certain groups to allow collaborative work on 
the draft of a report not yet meant for the eyes of all staff.  WikiMedia 
provides for that kind of more fine grained access control internally.

Chris Gray
Library Systems
University of Waterloo

"One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to
do and always a clever thing to say."
 	--Will Durant

On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Keith D. Engwall wrote:

> Some have requested I post a summary of responses to the list, so bon appetit!
>
> 1) Wikis:
>
> MediaWiki had the most recommendations.  I installed MediaWiki, and got it up and running without too much trouble.  The notion of creating a new page by creating a link to the new page really threw me for a loop initially, but once I got past that, it's been rather nice to use.  In just two days, I've added enough content to see *great* potential for its use in the library.
>
> The following Wikis were also recommended:
> MoinMoin (requires some work to make it pretty)
> Instiki (uses Ruby)
> Confluence ($$$ but apparently worth it)
> TWiki
>
> 2) Access Control:
> Deny all / Allow <subnet> (set up in web server)
>
> 3) Calendar:
> Not too much on this front. Actually, pickings are relatively slim for a locally hosted web-based calendar, so it seems.  I checked out a few, including WebCalendar (http://www.k5n.us/webcalendar.php) and Plans (http://www.planscalendar.com).  They were fairly similar.  I will probably test-drive them both.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:04 PM
> To: web4lib
> Cc: Engwall, Keith D
> Subject: [Web4lib] Wikis, access control, calendars
>
> Dear Web4lib,
>
> After the wonderful Technology Summit in Charlotte last Thursday, I've gotten the go ahead to create an internal Wiki at our library.
> Questions:
>
> 1) Can anyone recommend an in-house wiki that is particularly user friendly (and pretty)?  I've looked at a few, but would appreciate hearing from anyone who's actually implemented one.
>
> 2) For access control (internal Wiki), how are people handling this?
> I'm thinking limiting access in the apache config to a particular subnet, but that may require some wrangling with IT to get our staff machines on their own subnet.
>
> 3) One of the things I'd like to provide is a calendar for people to use to post their schedules, vacations, etc.  This is probably a separate piece, but can anyone recommend an in-house product for this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>
> ---------------------------------
> Keith Engwall
> Head of Library Systems and Technology
> Catawba College
> Salisbury, NC
> kengwall at catawba.edu
>
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