Repository+Charter

Attribution: This charter is a modified adaptation of example charter (Appendix 2) available in the document - Wikis in Higher Education available to be downloaded from http://udel.edu/~mathieu/wiki/resources/2008-05-23_Wikis_in_Higher_Education_UD.pdf

Information Architecture
In a wiki, there is no actual hierarchy. However, this being hybrid wiki will have a top-level structure which cannot be altered. This will be as List of Domain -> List of Topics within Domain ->List of Resources within Topic. At the resource level, users are free to modify based on individual ideas. The navigation hierarchy of a wiki site is determined by the incoming and outgoing links created by the users. This implies that each page must have a unique name. Since a wiki is built by its community, it has a tendency to become messy. If you feel like the information should be presented in another way, another order, use a different navigation scheme at the resource level, etc. Do not hesitate to do some wiki gardening. Each wiki page also has a Comment (or Discussion) feature. To add a comment (discussion) to a page, click on the Comment link which is available just next to edit at the top right hand corner. To add comments while editing the page the Comment button is present just next to Table button within the visual editor options.

Authorship
Except when otherwise specified (see Page Types), a wiki is a collaborative space that can be created or edited by anyone in the course. Users should not be overly protective of their words in a wiki, since doing so would block collaboration and the collective writing process. When writing down something in a wiki, expect your content to be edited. See Wiki Etiquette for further details on accepted behavior in a wiki.

Versioning
A wiki page keeps track of every edit. Any wiki page can be compared to or reverted to a previous state. Since users are logged in, every edit is associated with an author. The revision history of a wikipage is the button just adjacent to the comment/discuss option at top right of the wikipage.

Home Page
The Home page is the central hub where all other second level pages are linked. We have two different home pages within this wiki - one is main home page which contain description of wiki along with the purpose and instructions. The latter is the institution specific home page which will also contain specific instructions, but additionally will contain the list of domains from which they will populate the resources.