[Web4lib] Web-based Collaborative Annotation Software

[Alnisa Allgood]

I haven't used in library services, but have used on research projects—
Diigo: http://www.diigo.com

Diigo. Within it you create a single project for the entire collection or
break the project down by author, researcher or some other criteria. You can
create workgroups, and have both public and private commentary and
information. I don't do a lot of collaborative research, but have used it
for a couple projects in the last year, year and a half and thought it
worked very well.

I liked, not only being able to share the page and comments, but to
highlight, create sticky notes, dialog around the information, but I really
loved using the 'archive' or snapshot function, which would save the web
page— helpful for pages that may disappear in the future.

Alnisa

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Alnisa Allgood
Executive Director
Nonprofit Tech
t. 608.241.3616
e. alnisa at nonprofit-tech.org

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On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Holley Long <Holley.Long at colorado.edu>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Our Special Collections Department is investigating collaborative
> annotation software to be used in conjunction with an online exhibit of
> their Women Poets of the Romantic Period digital collection. By
> collaborative annotation software, I mean a web-based application that
> allows scholars to annotate texts, compare multiple editions, and share
> these annotations online. Ideally, we are looking for a light-weight
> solution that is either SaaS or works in a Windows IIS environment.
>
> We are considering Collex and eComma, but are not certain that either of
> these will work for our needs. If your library has implemented collaborative
> annotation software (not necessarily Collex or eComma) or if you have
> suggestions for other tools or approaches to accomplish these goals, we
> would really appreciate your feedback.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Holley Long
> Digital Initiatives Librarian
> University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
>
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