Hey Levon,

Dr. Robert Connolly at the University of Memphis down the street utilizes
wiki's. He can probably answer some of your questions.

http://www.memphis.edu/anthropology/docs/profile-connolly.php

Jes!

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Levon Williams <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> I recently attended an excellent workshop on Creating and Maintaining
> Digital Collections.  During the workshop the topic of utilizing Wiki's was
> discussed.
>
> I believe that this could be a great tool for our institution, especially
> in regard creating a shared environment for museum procedures to exist.
>
> I am aware that in some instances open source software is used to create
> and maintain a Wiki. However for us this would leave the lingering problem
> of access restrictions.  I've spoken to our IT reps and it seems like
> locally hosting a Wiki is out of the question for time being.
>
> Are any of your institutions utilizing Wiki's at this time?  If so, what
> did you using create and maintain the wiki and how do you handle the issue
> of access restrictions?
>
> -Levon Williams.
>
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> Levon Williams
> Curator of Collections/Registrar
> Stax Museum of American Soul Music
> 926 E. McLemore Avenue
> Memphis, Tennessee 38106
> (901)261-6334
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