I also would love to see an MSU IT wiki.
I run a couple Wiki's for research groups here and they have been
invaluable way to documenting lab protocols, databases, etc. I've used
the low-entry OSS 'dokuwiki' but run up against its limits.
I would argue that we are already using an IT forum:
http://list.msu.edu/archives/msunag.html. Thank you George Perkins
and the MSU LISTSERV team! Externally, I live on many of the
Mac-centric forum pages (e.g. OS X Hints; http://tinyurl.com/3cyh5b)
but as mentioned before it's time consuming to read and assimilate the
responses to find improvements or changes as software changes.
I'd like to suggest we find a way to hybridize a wiki and a forum, so
would like whichever wiki software is chosen to have a "comments"
feature. For example, Wikimedia incorporates forum-like chatter with
it's "talk" feature (behind each page is a 'discussion' page).
e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_State_University and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Michigan_State_University
Another consideratiaon is a manual with user notes à la php.net :
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php In that way, ACNS can
maintain authoritative content but the community can contribute to it.
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Pat Bills
Department of Zoology and Mara Hyena Project
23 Natural Science
Michigan State University
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Scott Cassaday wrote:
> I agree as well, a wiki warehouse of knowledge would be extremely nice
> instead of trying to navigate through all the different groups pages
> to find an answer. I also really like the idea of a forum with
> different groups and sub groups
> X86
> Windows
> XP
> Vista
> Linux
> PowerPC
> Mac OS 9
> Mac OS 10
> Linux
> Software
> Adobe
> Reader
> Microsoft
> Office 2003
> Office 2007
> Word 07
> Excel 07
> Etc. Etc.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Cooke" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 1:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] IT Collaboration Tools
>
>
>> Count me in ;)
>> I think that both a forums site and Wiki would be great ideas. The
>> forums would facilitate group conversations specific to subject area
>> (and could be moderated by community experts in their subject area),
>> and would also serve as the "campus IT people" directory that several
>> people were interested in at the IT Exchange.
>> Wiki, on the other hand, would be great for documentation. I think
>> that the ACNS Techbase is great (wonderful changes in the last few
>> years) but something more community driven would be beneficial as well.
>> -Tony
>>
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------
>> Jon,
>> Maybe you can I could start an ex-EDS employee support group there! :)
>> --
>> Troy Murray
>> Informatics Specialist
>> Michigan State University
>> Biomedical Research & Informatics Center (BRIC)
>> 100 Conrad Hall
>> East Lansing, MI 48824
>> Phone: 517-432-4248
>> Fax: 517-353-9420
>> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: MSU Network Administrators Group on behalf of Jon Galbreath
>> Sent: Mon 10/15/2007 12:48 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] IT Collaboration Tools
>> I like the idea of a wiki or forum, possibly SharePoint now that it's
>> matured dramatically. Essentially the creation of a central
>> knowledgebase
>> for all of the MSU IT staff to contribute to and enhance as issues
>> arise.
>> Yes, I come from a corporate background, but a good KB can be an
>> invaluable
>> tool. Anything that allows the exchange of questions/answers, code,
>> tools,
>> etc. to allow for better management of resources just makes sense for a
>> enterprise this large and spread out.
>>
>>
>> From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Troy Murray
>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:42 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [MSUNAG] IT Collaboration Tools
>>
>>
>> At the meeting on Friday the question was brought up as to what type of
>> tools would be the most effective for communication with other MSU IT
>> staff
>> in sharing ideas, solutions, and finding individuals with specialized
>> skills
>> or experience in a certain area. Some of the tools suggested were
>> blogs,
>> wiki, SharePoint, forums and a central list of individuals and their
>> expertise.
>> To me I like the idea of a MSU IT forum the best, although other
>> tools could
>> be used in conjunction. The list of different topics that was shown
>> to us
>> during the IT Exchange could easily be broken down into sub-forum
>> areas for
>> specific topics. Just as a rough example:
>> Systems
>> -Windows
>> |-Vista
>> -Linux
>> -Mac
>> Programming
>> - Languages
>> |-C++
>> |-C#
>> - Scripts
>> |-Perl
>> For me, it would be most useful is each of these "areas" could
>> provide an
>> RSS feed, so I could subscribe to the "Perl" one, for example, and
>> see all
>> of the posts come through my RSS reader. With questions and
>> responses all
>> in one place it would serve as a fantastic knowledge base for
>> searching for
>> solutions to problems that have already been solved by someone else
>> but are
>> new to me. If there was some type of "point" system for when a correct
>> answer is given by someone they are awarded a point. This would
>> allow us to
>> see, in a certain area, who might be the best persons to ask.
>> What tools do you think would be good and why?
>> --
>> Troy Murray
>> Informatics Specialist
>> Michigan State University
>> Biomedical Research & Informatics Center (BRIC)
>> 100 Conrad Hall
>> East Lansing, MI 48824
>> Phone: 517-432-4248
>> Fax: 517-353-9420
>> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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Patrick Bills
Programmer/Information Technologist
Kenya Hyena Project & Department of Zoology
Rm 23 Natural Science Building | Michigan State University | East Lansing MI 48865
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