This is the WikiVet presentation delivered by Chris Trace at the first EduWiki conference in Leicester, UK. This presentation gives an introduction to WikiVet, with a focus on it's similarities and differences between Wikipedia, why these differences exist and what affects these differences have had on site development and growth.

1. C Trace BVetMed MRCVS
Royal Veterinary College
London

2. What is WikiVet?
en.wikivet.net/WikiVet_Introduction

3. Why did it start?
• Need/want to share resources
• Previous CLIVE collaboration
Some issues
• Plethora of veterinary resources on
internet, little quality assurance
• Textbooks outdated
en.wikivet.net/WikiVet:About

4. Our solution:
Create own MediaWiki site where we:
• restrict registrations to the veterinary profession
• license content under appropriate creative commons

5. How did it start?
• Initial funding from JISC and HEA
• Academics from Cambridge, Edinburgh
and London vet schools
• WikiPath
en.wikivet.net/Discipline
en.wikivet.net/WikiVet:About

6. Why choose (Media)Wiki?
• Can keep content up-to-date
• Many hands make light work
• Open source
• Familiar user interface
• Easy to publish as OERs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

7. Structure
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8. Integration of learning resources
en.wikivet.net/Learning_Resources

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10. Integration of learning resources
en.wikivet.net/Larynx_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology

11. Internal resources
en.wikivet.net/Category:Flashcards

12. External resources
en.wikivet.net/Ocular_Reflexes_resource

13. WikiVet Media
media.wikivet.net/

14. Our users
en.wikivet.net/Vet_Schools_Worldwide

15. Our users
14000
12000
10000
Veterinary Student
8000
Veterinary Surgeon
6000 Veterinary Nurse
4000
Veterinary Student Nurse
Other
2000
Total
0
Nov-10
Nov-11
May-10
May-11
May-12
Mar-10
Mar-11
Mar-12
Sep-10
Sep-11
Jul-12
Jul-10
Jul-11
Jan-10
Jan-11
Jan-12

16. Our user activity
Learning
Testing your knowledge
Teaching
Revision
Finding specific information
Other

17. Other languages
Spanish – 391 articles French – 54 articles
es.wikivet.net/index.php/P%C3%A1gina_Principal fr.wikivet.net/index.php/Accueil

18. Our challenge
Discover site
Use site
Register for site
Edit content
Create new
content

19. Chicken or egg:
More users More content

20. What’s worked:
• Student ambassadors
• SEO and opening pages
• International spread
• Mobile version
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fluid+therapy

21. What hasn’t worked:
• KOL involvement (yet)
• Registrations?
• Google translate

22. WikiVet team
Steering board:
Project team:
Student
ambassadors
http://en.wikivet.net/WikiVet_Team en.wikivet.net/WikiVet_Student_Ambassadors

23. Contact info
en.wikivet.net
www.facebook.com/WikiVet
@WikiVet
chris@wikivet.net