Athens-Clarke County Library serves a diverse population of patrons. All ethnicities, economic levels, and age groups are present. The library is a local public library in a dynamic city. The budget is around 3.5 million for the entire system; the majority is spent on personnel. The system is comprised of 12 locations. The goal of the wiki is interdepartmental communication. The wiki will be composed of interlibrary documents and information on policy in order to keep all employees abreast of changes in policy. Signage and flyers have also become an issue; using the wiki will allow any employee to download the correct sign, flyer, or handout in order to print more for patrons.
Page History: A page history will need to be available to see who has made edits and possibly recover documents if needed.
WYSIWYG: A WYSIWYG is crucial. Many of the people using the wiki are not familiar with mark up language and will need desktop text processor.
Commercial Support: Commercial support is not necessary because in house Computer Technicians can manage the site if needed.
Interface Language: This is not needed because the wiki is a private source for all employees who are English speakers.
Hosted or not: The wiki will be hosted because it is easier to use as a hosted web source and will be accessible from any machine.
Domain: There is no need for a domain name, because the site will only be used by staff.
Corporate Branding: No need for this because the site will only be used by staff.
PBwiki is a perfect option. The storage capacity is large and many users are able to access and edit the wiki.
Ashley,
ReplyDeletePBWiki was one of my choices, too. It is actually one of the few I had heard of. Considering your system and requirements, sounds like a perfect fit for the job.
Renee