National Geographic 2.0:Wikis @ Work

Karen Huffman & Michael Jourdan

Libraries & Information ServicesNational Geographic Society

NIH Wiki FairFebruary 28, 2007

Agenda

• Solutions

• Timeline

• Defining spaces

• Practical examples

• Lessons learned

Solutions• Application: MediaWiki

−Registration required for contribution−Allow uploads of multiple file format

• Extensions (or add-ons)−Access control - Input form−Calendar - RSS feeds

• Customization−Omniture for Web metrics

• Web hoster: LunarPages−< $100/year

Timeline: 18 months of Growth

• 2005: −Libraries & Information Services

• 2006:−Women Explorers−National Geographic magazine−National Geographic Channel

International

• 2007 (Prototypes):−National Geographic Integrated Marketing−Educational Network (EdNet)

Defining Spaces

• Calendars

• Dictionaries and encyclopedias

• Directories

• Manuals, tutorials, and best practices

• Newsletters

• Project planning and status reports

• Reference material/FAQs

• Research and expertise database

• Resumes

• Special interest groups

• Team and division sites

• White-boarding/prototyping ideas

Libraries & Information Services Wiki (LIS)

LIS Wiki: Training Material

LIS Wiki: Resumes

LIS Wiki: NG Lingo

LIS Wiki: Records Classification

LIS Wiki: Team Spaces

LIS Wiki: Brainstorming/White-boarding

LIS Wiki: Kids 2.0

LIS Wiki: Project Planning

LIS Wiki: News Collection Project

LIS Wiki: Mind Mapping Project

Women Explorers Wiki (WE)

WE Wiki: Standardized Templates

WE Wiki: Completed Entries

WE Wiki: Examples

NG Channel International (NGCI)

Lessons Learned

• Ordered chaos

• Collaboration is key

• Make it easy

• Develop multiple training formats

• Market your ideas

• Prepare to support organic growth

• Communicate your impact

• Realize wikis will not work for everything!