[Web4lib] Drupal and wikis

[Andrew Hankinson]

Hi Carol,

A wiki, at its heart, is a collaboration tool.  It's designed for  
collaborative writing - dictionaries, books, papers, manuals, etc.

Drupal is a more 'full-featured' tool.  For example, you could have a  
wiki module in Drupal that allows you the sort of functionality you  
get with a Wiki, but you can also do things like newsletter mailings,  
static pages, Contact Relationship managers, etc.  There are some  
examples where libraries have even developed their own modules for  
Drupal to search their catalogue.

I know that doesn't help a whole lot - my excuse is that it's Friday  
and I need the weekend!

Andrew


On 8-Jun-07, at 6:02 PM, Carol McGeehon wrote:

> I'm interested in the differences between a content management system
> such as Drupal and a wiki.  I've been asked the question since we are
> looking at using Drupal for our library web site.  What are the
> strengths of using Drupal instead of a wiki to develop a library
> website?  What are the strengths of using a wiki instead of a content
> management system to develop a library website?
>
> So far, I've been unable to find any information with compares and
> contrasts these two types of software.
>
> Carol McGeehon
> Technical Support Manager
> Douglas County Library System
> 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd
> Roseburg, OR   97470
> 541-440-6005
>
> When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
>
>
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