The Collaboratory Wiki

The Collaboratory WikiA professional, collaborativep ,documentation tool

What is a Wiki?• A wiki is “a page or collection of Web pages designed toenable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modifycontent, using a simplified markup language.” [Wikipedia]• Perhaps the most famous wiki is the online encyclopediaWikipedia• Wikis sgeeayao generally allow users usestoedttestedecty edit the site directly from aweb browser without needing sophisticated webdevelopment software• Within the context t of the Collaboratory, the wiki is awebsite which all Collaboratory members can contributeto. The Collaboratory Wiki is a professional documentationtool and the face of the Collaboratory to the outside world.

Why have a Wiki?• Centralize documentation• Standardize documentation• Track projects• Enhance collaboration• Disseminate information

Structure of the WikiMembersStaff ServicesStaffGroupMemberPagesTheCollaboratoryWikiSite TeamResourcesApplicationGroupsHelpPagesGeneralInformationProjectsIPC Documents

How To Use the Wiki• Read• Edit• Create

Read• Go to http://www.thecollaboratoryonline.org/wiki/p// /• Navigate using…• The sidebar on the left• Embedded links• The search tool• For discussion, click the Discussion tab• You can view previous version of a page from the Historytab• To acess your user page, click your user name (upper right)• Return to the main page by clicking on the logo

Edit• Click on the Edit tab to begin editing• Plenty of editing help is available via the help pages:Help:Contents• If you get stuck, you can check the code of other pages tosee how things are done, or ask a friend• When editing, make sure you follow the rules• Add an edit summary when you are done!

Create• Edit a page to insert a link to a page that doesn’t exist,then click the red linkorType a new page name in the search box, then selectcreate this pageorType a new page URL directly into the address bar• Edit as normal• Save the page

AssignmentCreate and edit your member pageThe Collaboratory Wiki uses member pages to identify its members. For thisexercise, you should use your newly acquired wiki skills to create and populateyour member page. Create a member page for yourself on the Collaboratory Wiki,following these steps:• Use the member page template and follow the member page guidelinesposted in the wiki help• Fill in, at minimum, the "Position", "History", and "Roles & responsibilities"sections of your member page• Include a photograph p of yourself, which you should upload as per the helpinstructions for images. (Keep the size small; 640x480 pixels or less.)• Include a link to your group page• On your group page, add your name to the members sidebar (if it is not therealready)