I have written previously about wikis and their use in the forced migration field. I have also used the wiki format to "publish" a research guide (see Researching Forced Migration). Wikis represent an easy way to set up a database online. Personally, I have limited technical knowledge, but using pbwiki.com, I was able to create over 450 pages of narrative text and bibliographic descriptions, and inter-link them in such a way that - hopefully - makes my research guide easy and intuitive to use. I can also regularly update the guide, as well as quickly make corrections to URLs and other bibliographic details.
I did add a page to SLA's Wiki Sandbox, to see what other applications are like.
09 December 2008
23 Things: The Eleventh Tool = Wikis
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Labels: databases, forced migration, reference materials, research, SLA23Things
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