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{{Wiki_List |
{{Wiki <!--see 'Template:Wiki' for full detail-->
 
|name            = LISWiki
wiki_name  =               LISWiki                                                 |
|URL              = https://web.Archive.org/web/20190603163510/https://LISWiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
|logo            = [[File:LISWiki.png|LISWiki logo]]
wiki_logo =                 [[Image:LISWiki.png]]                                   |
|recentchanges URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20190525000610/https://LISWiki.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges
|wikinode URL    = No <!--https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'-->
|about URL = https://web.Archive.org/web/20190510012916/https://LISWiki.org/wiki/LISWiki:About
|founder          = [[Archive.org:20190313100827/https://LISWiki.org/wiki/User:John_Hubbard|John Hubbard]]
|status          = Needs love
|language        = English
|editmode        = OpenEdit
|engine          = MediaWiki
|license          = GNU Free Documentation License
|maintopic        = Library
|backupurl        = <!--backup file URL, found at '/Special:Statistics' on Wikia & some other MediaWiki sites-->
|backupdate      = 20YY-MM-DD <!--ISO 8601 extended date of backup URL, as in YYYY-MM-DD; if unknown or no date, DELETE this field-->
}}
{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for full detail-->
|pages= 1421<!--plain numeric value for number of CONTENT pages; NO thousands separators-->
|statistics URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20190525000544/https://LISWiki.org/wiki/Special:Statistics
|wikiFactor= 10<!--preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used-->
|wikiFactor URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20081202132535/http://LISWiki.org/wiki/Special:Popularpages<!--https://web.Archive.org/web/20110306180437/http://www.LISWiki.com/wiki/Special:Popularpages-->
}}(Page count as of: 2019-05-19<br>wikiFactor as of: 2008-12-02)<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated-->


wiki_URL =                  http://www.liswiki.com/wiki/Main_Page                                                            |


wiki_recentchanges =        http://www.liswiki.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges                                                |
'''LISWiki''', originally found at <tt>LISWiki.com</tt>, and latterly located at <tt>LISWiki.org</tt>, was also known as the '''Library and Information Science Wiki''', based in the {{tag|United States of America}}.  Founded 30 June 2005, LISWiki functioned at a somewhat pedestrian pace for most of its existence.  During 2019, a site notice appeared, stating:
<blockquote>'''''LISWiki {{tag|Goal abandoned|will be closing}}, due to [https://Hubbard.Medium.com/liswiki-and-the-tragedy-of-the-non-commons-46f3c51a3002  lack of participation], on July 1, 2019.'''''</blockquote>
However, whilst it is true that LISWiki was taken offline by the end of 2019, it has made a phoenix-like reappearance as of December 2021, albeit with archived versions of only its main and About pages!


wiki_status =               Vibrant                    |
===About===
'''LISWiki''' was established to give the {{tag|library}} community a chance to explore the usefulness of [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]].  It is not intended to replace or detract from the {{Wp|Library science|Wikipedia library and information science}} articles (or those in the printed LIS encyclopedias for that matter), but exist as a niche {{tag|encyclopedia}} covering library-related issues.  (Just as [[Memory Alpha]], for example, exists as an independent [[wiki]] for a specialized audience.)


wiki_lastreviewed =        16-Jan-06                  |
The field of librarianship has already benefited from adopting innovative publishing and communication models, such as [[:Category:Weblog|weblogs]] and open access archives. Wikis are quickly becoming the next big thing in the field of {{tag|information}}.  So please, have fun exploring the site.  And consider contributing to the new project.


wiki_language =            English                    |
For more information, see:
*The Ex Libris article titled [https://MaryLaine.com/exlibris/xlib257.html LISWiki: The First 30 Days]
*An essay on [[Archive.org:20080727002345/http://www.LISjobs.com/newsletter/archives/mar06jhubbard.htm|Interactive Online Community Participation]]
*A review for LISWiki's First Birthday
*[[Archive.org:20100327212018/http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/courses/wiki/|Why Wiki?]] a screencast on library Wikis (part 4)
*[[Archive.org:20150906102342/https://Medium.com/@hubbard/liswiki-and-the-tragedy-of-the-non-commons-46f3c51a3002|LISWiki and the Tragedy of the Non-Commons]]


wiki_editmode =            OpenEdit            |
Anything library-related is welcome here.  This wiki is designed to be built, edited, organized, and maintained by anyone and everyone interested – although contributions of inaccurate or off-topic content, [[spam]], trolling, and [[vandal]]ism are not welcome.
 
wiki_engine =              MediaWiki                  |
 
wiki_maintopic =            Software
 
}}


==Description==
;Why not just Wikipedia?
There are certainly overlaps with a subject encyclopedia and a general one; many entries in LISWiki have cross-references to [[English Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] articles.  But in fact there are more things library-related to be added and found here than may exist in Wikipedia, such as:
*Conjecture and other {{Wp|Wikipedia:No original research|original research}}
*Opinion and position pieces not written in a {{tag|NPOV}} (with factual information properly presented, of course)
*Lists, directories, esoteric library information, and non-encyclopedic knoweldge that may not meet Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. See Wikipedia's removal of a "Don Saklad" article for example.
As the growth of library-themed [[Archive.org:20090604052302/http://www.LISWiki.com/wiki/Wiki|wikis]] demonstrates, there is certainly interest in having specialized coverage!


Library and Information Science Wiki
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