Practical Semantic Mediawiki

This hands-on session for non technical users emphasizes the "need to know" aspects of Web publishing, wikis, information design and Semantic Mediawiki.

Acronyms

• SMW = Semantic Mediawiki
• CC = Creative Commons

Web publishing

Access models

• Fully open
• Require login
• Require created accounts to edit (closed editing)
• Require created accounts to access (fully private)

Access models can be changed over time.

Terms of use

• Creative Commons "Share, Remix, Reuse — Legally"
• Traditional copyright
• Re-using content
  • Find CC media

Hosting

• Inexpensive Mediawiki with SMW option

motivation for naming things