TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook

Last month at the WiLSWorld conference, Dan and I had the pleasure of presenting a talk about using wikis at work. One wiki we really enjoyed showing off was created and used by Middleton PL staff (major kudos to Sarah) for reference desk troubleshooting tips.

The "cheat sheet wiki," as it's called, uses a TiddlyWik. TiddlyWiki is really simple to use because it's just one HTML file that can be viewed in a browser. There's no software to configure and no hosting to find.

TiddlyWikis are well-suited to in-house use - you can save them on a staff computer, a shared drive, or even a staff web site. They're also easy to edit. Try it out today!

Wikis in Plain English video

Commoncraft has made this clever 4-minute video to explain what wikis do and why people find them so darn useful.

Whether you're learning about wikis yourself, or trying to convince others to use one, this little video is a great tool.

Why Wiki? video presentation

John Hubbard from UWM has posted his Why Wiki? presentation in four easily-digested video bits - worth a look if you didn't catch him at WiLSWorld 2006. Via Library Link of the Day.