RikiTikiWiki© is a desktop wiki, an information sharing tool for
collecting and organizing shared knowledge into a hyper-linked, searchable database.
What is a wiki?
Shortened from the Hawaiian word for quickly (wikiwiki), wiki has also
been described by the "backronym" What I Know
Is.
Wiki software provides a framework for organizing a freely expandable
collection of hyperlinked pages. Documents are authored collectively using
a simple markup scheme. The resulting collaborative hypertext document, called a
wiki, is produced by a community of users.
The original WikiWikiWeb was established in 1995 by
Ward Cunningham, who invented and named the Wiki concept and produced the first implementation
of a WikiWiki server.
RikiTikiWiki© is based on Notebook,
a desktop wiki written by Will Duquette.
Practical application
The implementation of a hospital pharmacy department wiki was described in a paper presented by
Rick Tharp at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting December 2006:
An article written by Rick also appeared in the trade publication Pharmacy Purchasing and products:
One problem with the tools traditionally used to distribute information is their
volatility. A note written on a white board is here today and erased tomorrow.
Sticky notes become unstuck and swept into the trash. Memos and e-mails are read,
discarded, and often forgotten.
A wiki is a simple, yet powerful, tool for distribution of information which also
provides a readily available and retrievable knowledge base.
The information to be included in a pharmacy wiki is limited only by one's grasp of
the wiki concept. Examples of wiki content are:
- Formulary information
- Automatic substitutions
- Restricted drug list
- Pyxis tips and troubleshooting
- Pharmacy Infomation System tips and troubleshooting
- Clinical pearls
- Links to external web sites and web-based documents
- Links to intranet documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), such as:
- Forms
- Policies and Procedures
Features of RikiTikiWiki©
- Automatically indexes new pages, permitting a powerful global search function.
- Tracks page edits (who and when), and provides the ability to roll back changes.
- Uses Creole wiki markup.
Creole is derived from extensive research into the ease-of-use and functionality of wiki markup.
- "What's New" automatic log page.
- Full feature text editor, supports search and replace
- Supports images and tables.
- Extensive online help.
- Starter topics includes.
System requirements for RikiTikiWiki©
32- and 64-bit Windows OS:
Hardware
- 128 MB of RAM
- 10 MB of available hard disk space
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RikiTikiWiki© Version history
- Version 1.1.9 - Revision date: January 6, 2018
- Fixed: leadings spaces in WikiWord
- Added: print preivew (fix for printer issue?)
- Version 1.1.8 - Revision date: November 18, 2016
- Fixed: exclude https: and .gov sites from recognitions as a WikiWord
- Version 1.1.7 - Revision date: August 17, 2015
- Added: navigate up to root category
- Version 1.1.6 - Revision date: July 21, 2014
- Fixed: load local html file into browser, not wiki.
- Version 1.1.5 - Revision date: November 1, 2013
- Added: Unicode character support.
- Version 1.1.4 - Revision date: December 23, 2012
- Improved: web page and document linking.
- Version 1.1.3 - Revision date: October 31, 2011
- Fixed: 'file not found' error.
- Version 1.1.2 - Revision date: August 24, 2011
- Added: exact phrase search function: "enclose it in quotes".
- Version 1.1.1 - Release date: January 26, 2011
Download RikiTikiWiki© for Windows
RikiTikiWiki© is free for educational, non-commercial use.
Download:
Usage:
- Install the program into a shared folder on the network.
- Give all staff full read/write privileges to the shared folder.
- Encourage all staff to embrace "the wiki way".
Donate to support further development of RikiTikiWiki© for Windows
RikiTikiWiki© is free for educational, non-commercial use.
We do however ask for a small donation if you find the software useful in your practice.
This is the only way we know whether to continue further development of this software.
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References
- Cunningham, Ward, and Leuf, Bo. The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Addison-Wesley. 2001.
Link
- Sauer, IM, Bialek, Dominik, et al. "Blogs and Wikis are Valuable Software Tools for Communication within Research Groups. Artificial Organs 29(1) 2005, pp 82-83.
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- Boulos MN, Maramba I, Wheeler S. "Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education." BMC Med Educ. 2006 Aug 15;6:41
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- Delie, Michelle. "The Enterprise Blogosphere". Info World 28 Mar 2005.
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- Goodnoe, Ezra. "Wikis Make Collaboration Easier". Information Week 29 Aug 2005. pp. 52-58.
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- Hemrajani, Anil. "Working Together With Wikis". PC Magazine. 03 Aug 2005.
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- Matias, Nathan "What is a Wiki" 3 Nov 2003.
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- Young, Damon. "A Short Guide to Wikis". Apr 2006.
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