introductions
who are these people?
Dave Hodgins
Access Services Librarian
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Tabby Becker
Web Services Librarian
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
background
what we have (and had)
•intranet
•email
•network drive
•nothing?
what we wanted
the essence
•simple
•useful
•collaborative
planning
what do we need?
•dynamic, user‐driven content
•technology needs
hardware hunting
local resources
•library resources
•hypothetical campus IT resources
•realistic campus IT resources
software considerations
web‐based applications
•Blogger
•Pbwiki
•Google apps (for your domain)
software considerations
web‐based applications / pros & cons
PROS
•free
•convenient
•performance
CONS
•ownership & control
•interoperability
•security
rd
3
party apps
self‐service software
•Wordpress
•Mediawiki
•Joomla
rd
3
party apps
self‐service software / pros & cons
PROS
•ownership & control
•customization
CONS
•not entirely free / staff time
•no local support
off‐site hosting
considerations
•cost
•storage and bandwidth
•speed
•reliability
•fine print
off‐site hosting
features
•scripting languages and services
•control panel
•one‐click software installation
•freedom
the winners are…
Wordpress MU / blogging
Why?
•popularity
•well supported
•intuitive
Wordpress MU
•multi‐blog environment
the winners are…
MediaWiki / documenation
Why?
•popularity
•well supported
•familiar
installation
point, click, profit
One‐click installation
Manual installation
•download, unpack, upload
•web installation
Required skills
•FTP
•HTML
installation
Wordpress MU
installation
MediaWiki
care and feeding
user management / administration
Creating and managing users
•WordpressMU
•simple & efficient / control panel is your friend
•MediaWiki
•limited control over user rights / no secrets
care and feeding
user management / WordpressMU
care and feeding
user management / WordpressMU
care and feeding
user management / MediaWiki
care and feeding
user management / MediaWiki
care and feeding
system management / administration
Application access
•WordpressMU / finely granulated
•MediaWiki / clumpy
System access
•lock the gate using PHP or .htaccess
Backup
•manual file and database backups / you’re on your own
customization
make them YOUR applications
Visual
•brand it
•tie everything together
Functional
•add horsepower / documentation is your friend
•visual text editors / RIP wiki markup
training & instruction
start small
Group
•navigating the software
•using the text editors
Individual
•conceptualization / wiki what?
•hyper linking
•categories
future developments
listen & respond to users
•single login / seamless integration
•calendar / scheduling
•file handling
•usability testing