Mediawiki: Wikipedia and Beyond Contributor(s): Barrett, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596519796 ISBN-13: 9780596519797 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: An essential one-stop guide for newcomers who want to build, contribute to, or maintain collaborative, community-driven websites. Originally created for the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, MediaWiki has become the most widely used tool for organizations and communities to create and maintain websites collaboratively. This book teaches readers how to MediaWiki to its full potential -- it serves as both a tutorial and a quick reference to all the tools and features. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Internet - General - Computers | Networking - General - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General |
Dewey: 005.72 |
Series: Wikipedia and Beyond |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.14" W x 8.92" (1.15 lbs) 377 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "A good book It's a nice overview of wiki editing and administration, with pointers to handy extensions and further online documentation."-Brion Vibber, Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation
This book also provides special guidance for creating successful corporate wikis. For beginners who want to create or work on collaborative, community-driven websites with this platform, MediaWiki is the essential one-stop guide. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrett: - Daniel J. Barrett has been immersed in Internet technology since 1985. Currently working as a software engineer, Dan has also been a heavy metal singer, Unix system administrator, university lecturer, web designer, and humorist. He is the author of O'Reilly's Linux Pocket Guide, and he is the coauthor of Linux Security Cookbook, and SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide.Barrett, Daniel J.: - Daniel J. Barrett has been immersed in Internet technology since 1985. Currently working as a software engineer, Dan has also been a heavy metal singer, Unix system administrator, university lecturer, web designer, and humorist. He is the author of O'Reilly's Linux Pocket Guide, and he is the coauthor of Linux Security Cookbook, and SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide. |