[Web4lib] Registration Open for Wikis in Libraries with Bonnie Peirce

[GSLIS CE2]

(please excuse cross-postings)

Wikis in Libraries: Building Interactive Collections and Knowledge
Repositories
Online: February 1 - 28, 2009
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alums $200)
PDPs: 15

This workshop will: (1) provide an overview of the wiki phenomena and
distinguish its position in citizens' media and the free culture
movement; (2) explore a variety of ongoing projects in the wiki and
library community, exploring the possibilities and applications for
public libraries; (3) take a close look a mediawiki extensions and
semantic mediawiki (4) examine online wiki services and hosting options;
and (5) detail the process of producing a local library wiki and its
implementation. Participants will produce a library wiki, and be able to
steward and contribute to ongoing wiki projects.

Preview at: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/librarycourses/wikicourse.cfm

Faculty:Bonnie Peirce, Head of Children's Services, Dover Town Library,
founder of B3OK, http://www.b3ok.org, an open global mobile knowledge
network connecting the physical and digital worlds, co-founder of
http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com, and founder of Library Goddesses at
http://librarygoddesses.blogspot.com ; wizardhere at gmail.com

-- 
Kris Liberman '87LS
Program Manager
Simmons GSLIS CE
T - 617-521-2803
F - 617-521-3192
gslisce at simmons.edu
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/