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Afgelopen zondag organiseerden de archivarissen in Second Life een eerste mini-symposium. Het ging over een drietal wiki's, ik moet er nog steeds over bloggen, maar vond helaas nog geen tijd.

Maar de boeiende presentatie van Shannon Bohle (Archivist Llewellyn in SL) over de Archivopedia wilde ik je toch alvast niet onthouden. Na een tip van me verwerkte Shannon haar slides en stemgeluid tot een slidecast, zodat de presentatie nu voor iedereen te volgen is. Mooi!

Tom, ook iets voor jouw presentatie? Zo'n slidecast? Staat vast mooi in je nieuwe groep! ;-)

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Last Sunday the archivists in Second Life organized a first mini symposium. It was about three wikis, I still have to blog about it, but unfortunately haven't found time to do so yet.

But I didn't want to keep the fascinating presentation by Shannon Bohle (Archivist Llewellyn in SL) about the Archivopedia from you no longer. On my suggestion she built a slidecast with her slides and the sound of her voice, so that the presentation can now be followed by anyone. Good!

Tom, interesting for your presentation as well? A slidecast? Would suit your new group pretty nicely! ;-)

How on Virtual Earth can Wikis help Archivists?

Wikis are among the most well-known applications in the universe of Web 2.0, but especially archivists have been quite shy in both using and initiating them.

However lately some archives have started experimenting with wikis, and also individual archivists or teams of archivists have started using wikis more and more often. For their own use, and to the advantage of their patrons: collaborating in knowledge bases, sharing collections, asking for the Wisdom of the Crowds even!

On Sunday May 25, 1pm-2.30pm SLT (9pm-10.30pm GMT) the Archivists of Second Life will discuss the world of wikis for their own use, and their benefit for the general public, interested in archives and special collections.

Three archivists will present on new wiki projects, sharing with you their thoughts and experiences:

* Abby Nemmeth: Lone Arranger Wiki
* Archivist Llewellyn: Archivopedia, the archives wiki encyclopedia
* Elias Etchegaray: ArchiefWiki

What are the wikis about, and why are they setup? What problems were encountered during setup, and in what way will users be able to benefit from the wikis?

These and many more questions will be presented, and discussed. The presentations take place at the Open Air Auditorium at Cybrary City.

Everyone with an interest in archives, special collections, wikis, and online collaboration between information professionals and patrons is very welcome to join us for this meeting!

If you have any questions, or if you'd like some more information, please contact Christi Janus for details.