Keeping Current with Research

A wiki is a collaborative live document. Essentially it is a collection of webpages that can be edited, manipulated, and commented upon without working through a web editor and transferring files to a web server. There is a communal philosophy of allowing all users to maintain the content contained on the wiki pages.

Below is a sampling of our own wikis, popular wikis, and a few wiki search engines:

Wikipedia: arguably the most popular wiki in the world, a virtual encyclopedia structured as a wiki

OSU Wiki:  this wiki exists to share ideas about OSU and its environment; everyone with an ONID (Oregon State University Network ID) is welcome to post notes and ideas.

OSU Libraries Wiki: a collection of wikis developed within OSU libraries

Wikitravel: a project to create a reliable and up-to-date world travel guide

wikiHow: a collaborative project with the goal of building the world's largest how-to manual

There are quite a few sites that allow you to create your own wiki for free.  Here are some to start with:

PBWiki

Wetpaint

Wikispaces

MediaWiki

Try playing around with the OSU Wiki to see how easy it is to contribute to a wiki.

Some wikis allow subscription to updated content via RSS or Atom. For more information on setting up RSS feeds, see the RSS tab.