Additional Help and Enhancing Programapedia

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As a Programapedia author, you have the authority to contribute updates and create new pages within Programapedia. There are several resources available for acquainting yourself with the process and technique of updating wiki content. Refer to the following useful articles and reference resources:

• Wikipedia:Introduction - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction This introduction provides a tutorial on editing wiki pages. It is a helpful guide for understanding how the process works within Wikipedia which uses the same wiki platform as Programapedia. Therefore it is a good starting point for understanding the environment and suggested best practices for collaborative content development.

• MediaWiki’s User’s Guide - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide This Guide is a more complete manual for readers, editors and administrators of wikis. As a content contributor, you will want to refer to the “For editors” section which includes extensive how-to instructions for adding and modifying wiki content.

• MediaWiki Reference Card - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Wiki-refcard.pdf This wiki page provides access to a one-page Wiki Reference Card which is a helpful resource to keep handy when editing wiki pages.

The following books are especially helpful for wiki system administrators and system operators. They also include helpful sections for wiki authors.

• Professional Wikis by Mark S. Choate, Wrox ISBN: 978-0-470-12690-5

• MediaWiki Administrators’ Tutorial Guide by Mizanur Rahman, PACKT Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-904811-59-6

• Wikis for Dummies by Dan Woods, Wiley Pub., ISBN: 0-780-04399-8

• Social Software in Libraries by Meredith Farkas, Information Today, ISBN: 1-57387-275-1

• Library 2.0 and Beyond ed. by Nancy Courtney, Libraries Unlimited, ISBN: 1-59159-537-6

• Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Dan Tapscott, Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 1-59184-138-0

Additional books are available through the Prairie Area and Shawnee Library systems' professional collections.

Getting Started Guide

• Becoming Familiar with Programapedia
• Requesting an Author Account
• Setting My Preferences
• Special Pages
• Adding a Page to Programapedia
  1. Gain consent from presenter before adding page
  2. Search to see if page already exists
  3. Decide on type of form to use
  4. Fill out and submit form
  5. Add documents and images
  6. Make additional content changes
• Additional Help and Enhancing Programapedia

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