Comments on: Why write a conference paper using a wiki ? http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/ It is and we do. Musing, enthusing, libraries, emerging technologies, balancing, being mum. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Valerie http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-8348 Valerie Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:07:38 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/#comment-8348 A comment about using Google docs: while it is great for word documents or spreadsheets, it does not allow the upload of a pdf. Apparently, a wiki will. After reading about wikis I am interested in starting one myself for my library. A comment about using Google docs: while it is great for word documents or spreadsheets, it does not allow the upload of a pdf. Apparently, a wiki will. After reading about wikis I am interested in starting one myself for my library.

]]> By: Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-8222 Kathryn Greenhill Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:07:05 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/#comment-8222 CW. I think it will be a great way to practically illustrate what the paper is all about - the easy going way that lint does things. Helene. I never thought of it that way. Wish I could claim I was deliberately being witty. CW. I think it will be a great way to practically illustrate what the paper is all about – the easy going way that lint does things.

Helene. I never thought of it that way. Wish I could claim I was deliberately being witty.

]]> By: Helene http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-8180 Helene Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:43:25 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/#comment-8180 Yay! I love this idea. It's neat to see you "removing walls" (so to speak) as your developing a paper on it :) Yay! I love this idea. It’s neat to see you “removing walls” (so to speak) as your developing a paper on it :)

]]> By: CW http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-8164 CW Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:40:35 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/#comment-8164 Hi Kathryn, writing the VALA paper via wiki should be an interesting experience :) Hi Kathryn, writing the VALA paper via wiki should be an interesting experience :)

]]> By: Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-8156 Kathryn Greenhill Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:46:16 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/#comment-8156 I've used google docs to write joint emails or promo messages for events and to write joint documentation, and it works well. The wiki lets me upload files. At some stage, you end up switching to a Word Processor so that you can format correctly for publication. If it's an edited work, you receive a file of corrections. And then co-authors will be editing little bits of it each. The wiki allows you to upload authoritive versions of works in progress all in the same spot - like a mini catalogue. And, of course, you can password the wiki so no-one else even knows it's there. I’ve used google docs to write joint emails or promo messages for events and to write joint documentation, and it works well.

The wiki lets me upload files. At some stage, you end up switching to a Word Processor so that you can format correctly for publication. If it’s an edited work, you receive a file of corrections. And then co-authors will be editing little bits of it each. The wiki allows you to upload authoritive versions of works in progress all in the same spot – like a mini catalogue.

And, of course, you can password the wiki so no-one else even knows it’s there.

]]> By: sue waters http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-8151 sue waters Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:16:59 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/07/why-write-a-conference-paper-using-a-wiki/#comment-8151 Hi Kathryn Other people I know use Google Documents for writing their papers. Have you used Google Documents for this purpose and how does it compare with using a wiki? Sue Hi Kathryn

Other people I know use Google Documents for writing their papers. Have you used Google Documents for this purpose and how does it compare with using a wiki?

Sue

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