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Library IT now recommends the CITES Wiki for use by Library employees for unit and group projects.

CITES Wiki is a new tool offered by the Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) for collaboration and publishing.

How to apply for a CITES Wiki account

Any library unit that wants to apply for a CITES Wiki account for your group or a project, please Log a Work Request with the following information:

• The name of your CITES Wiki - for consistency all library wikis will have " Library" proceeding their wiki names.
• The name of your Wiki Administrator - this person will manage your wiki space including giving people permissions and assigning level of permissions.
• One or two sentence description of the Wiki - what your Wiki is about and the purpose of the use.
• If you intend to collaborate with non-UIUC affiliated individuals, please specify - if you have names/emails of the individuals, please included them in your request, otherwise contact us with the information later.

CITES Wiki utilizes the UIUC Active Directory. Library personnel can use the Active Directory login and password to log on to the CITES Wiki. If you encounter a problem with logging in, please contact CITES at cites-wiki-mgr@uiuc.edu.

If you are designated as your group's CITES Wiki administrator and have a question about authorization, please contact the Library IT Help Desk at 244-4688 or Log a Work Request.

How to use CITES Wiki

The CITES Wiki is provided as a self-service tool. Neither the CITES nor the Library IT will provide technical support or training.
Following are some documents to help you get started:

• Help for This Site - Online documentation provided by CITES covers information ranging from basic to advanced: an introduction of the wiki, FAQ, how to manage a Wiki Space, and help with Macros, etc.
• An example of a Library CITES Wiki: Library Collections Handbook - a CITES Wiki created by the Office of Collections. It's viewable by the public and includes a Collections Handbook Wiki Tutorial which has helpful information for new wiki users.

The CITES Wiki is a local implementation of the Confluence Wiki. The Confluence Users Guide will be your ultimate guide for information about how to work with pages, links, templates, etc.

For comments on this page contact: IT Help Desk

Last modified by: Helen Zhou on 11/6/08