erm on the cheap
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Arizona Library Association Annual Conference: Dec. 10, 2008TRANSCRIPT
ANALI MAUGHAN PERRY
ASSISTANT COLLECTIONS & SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS LIBRARIAN
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
ERM on the Cheap
Obligatory Outline
About MeAbout Electronic ResourcesAbout ERMsAbout WikisWhat I didMore about wikis
Who am I?
Let’s talk about skills, baby
Woman Aircraft Worker – Library of Congress on Flickr Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179930812/
Issues
“ERM” Wordle created using http://www.wordle.net/
It works, but…
Door paard getrokken taxi – Nationaal Archief on Flickr Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/2948560477/
1. BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA2. LICENSE DATA3. WORKFLOW DATA4. USAGE/MAINTENANCE DATA
What is an ERM?
Technology makes life easier, right?
Farrington Automatic Address Reading Machine Smithsonian Museum on Flickr Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2550431145/
1. ONLINE2. COLLABORATIVE3. SIMPLE4. INTERCONNECTED
What is a wiki?
QUICK & EASYINCREASED COLLABORATIONCOMMUNICATION & TRANSPARENCY
Why use a Wiki?
How?
ASU had licensed Media Wikio ASU authentication: limit who can edito ASU logos, skins
Loosely modeled on ERM workflowo Suggestion Form for resourceso Entered resource into wikio Designed area for decision making and tracking
Let’s get into it, shall we?
Students at Washington High School, Library of Congress on Flickr Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179076411/
Organization
Blank Page
Resource
Collaboration
Pros Cons
Easy to learn Not as complex as an
ERM Very customizable Collaborate/
Communicate Cheap!
No integration with OPAC
Storage (may need to pay)
Still requires investment in set-up time
No “push” information Need staff buy-in
Wiki as ERM
MEDIA WIKI (WIKIPEDIA)PB WIKIWETPAINTZOHO WIKI
More on Wikis
http://www.mediawiki.orghttp://pbwiki.com/http://www.wetpaint.comhttp://wiki.zoho.com
Media Wiki
Free server-based software Uses “wiki text” format (no HTML or CSS) Tracks page versions Customize look and feel with “skins” Very powerful & sophisticated, but requires
set up and knowledge to run.
PB Wiki
Free, web-based wiki platformo Can purchase for more features (mainly extra storage)
– range from $99-$999/year Manage editing and viewing permissions
(including by IP address) Uses WYSIWYG (what you see is what you
get) editing – similar to word processer Can customize look and feel using CSS Market to libraries:
http://pbwiki.com/academic-library.wiki
Wetpaint
Wiki, but also uses blog and forum featureso See Baker’s Dozen:
http://bakersdozenarizona.wetpaint.com/ Free, web-based platform
o Fees for more sophisticated implementation: Embedded in current website, complete website design
Provide wiki-templates Manage users (viewers, editors,
administrators) WYSIWYG editing
Zoho Wiki
Still in beta Free, web-based platform WYSIWYG editing Customize appearance, add logos (using click
and drag, and CSS) Varying levels of permissions for users 10 MB of storage for uploaded documents
WIKI MATRIX:HTTP://WWW.WIKIMATRIX.ORG/
Other Wikis!
Discussion
Public Schools Athletic League, Library of Congress on Flickr Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163124243/
Bibliography
Electronic Resource Management: Report of the DLF ERM Initiative: http://www.diglib.org/pubs/dlf102/
Media Wiki: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki Meredith Farkas: Wikis – Basics, Tools and Strategies:
http://www.slideshare.net/librarianmer/wikis-basics-tools-and-strategies-il2007/v1
PB Wiki: http://pbwiki.com/ Wetpaint: http://www.wetpaint.com/ Wordle: http://www.Wordle.net Zoho Wiki: http://wiki.zoho.com