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#** PortlandWiki began in September 2009 and is administered by several of its creators. It is a completely volunteer operation. (See [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|An Introduction to PortlandWiki]]).
#** PortlandWiki began in September 2009 and is administered by several of its creators. It is a completely volunteer operation. (See [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|An Introduction to PortlandWiki]]).
#* popular pages
#* popular pages
#** At PortlandWiki, we're proud of the thousands of local resident-generated pages on the site. Among them are many [[Special:PopularPages|Popular Pages]] that attract significant traffic and new content on a regular basis. Several of them are: [[Green industry]], [[Occupy Portland]] and [[Occupy Portland Events]], [[CivicApps]], [[Local blogs]], [[Coffee and Tea Shops]] and [[Photo Contest]].
#* number of edits ({{NUMBEROFEDITS}}), pages ({{NUMBEROFPAGES}}), editors (registered accounts - {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}; active editors - {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}), visitors ()
#* number of edits ({{NUMBEROFEDITS}}), pages ({{NUMBEROFPAGES}}), editors (registered accounts - {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}; active editors - {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}), visitors ()
#* [[WikiStatistics]]
#* [[WikiStatistics]]
# How to partner with library
# Possibilities for partnering with library
#* Library portal that anyone can update
#* Community-library portal that anyone can update
#** library events (like [[Occupy Portland Events]])
#** library events (like [[Occupy Portland Events]])
#** library news (original or automatically pulled from Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, etc)
#** library news (original or automatically pulled from Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, etc)

Revision as of 16:06, 30 January 2012

Topics to cover

  1. What PortlandWiki is / presentation
    Portland Wiki is a repository of knowledge for the Portland Metro area. Our aim is to represent the Voice of Portland by providing a citizen-generated news, information resource, knowledge hub and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and surrounding region.
  2. Possibilities for partnering with library
    • Community-library portal that anyone can update
      • library events (like Occupy Portland Events)
      • library news (original or automatically pulled from Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, etc)
      • map/listing of all branches
      • etc
      • staff and patrons alike could update and edit all content, fostering better communication
    • Library could turn to PortlandWiki administrators for any of their wiki questions and needs, we have knowledge and expertise
    • Could use PortlandWiki as a platform for collaborative editing as an educational tool
    • Could use PortlandWiki as a platform for any documentation or document building that needs to be open to public input
  3. Hosting (if it comes up)
    • As a volunteer-driven, open community resource, PortlandWiki would be a great match for being hosted by the library system
    • Examples and experiences of other civic wikis that have been hosted by their local library system (ArborWiki & CantonWiki)
    • Server requirements