The structure and tags for the library research wiki will emerge and evolve as we build it, but here are a few suggestions to get us started.

What to write about on the library research wiki

• Course resource lists (related to courses taught at MW)
• Research guides (for particular topics or disciplines)
• Search tips (for finding certain source tips, using databases, advanced Google search tips, etc.)
• Tools for research (for brainstorming, bookmarking, citing, etc.)
• Tutorials (how-to's about using certain types of research tools - imbed tutorials related to only one specific tool on a page about that tool instead)

Creating a new page
Before creating a new page, go to the existing page with which the new page should be connected. For instance, before creating a page describing the data-sharing tool Swivel, click onTools for research, then on Add a new page in the Page Toolbox on the right. This will automatically make the page about Swivel a subpage of Tools in the wiki's navigation menu. Choose simple page names; in this case, the page name Swivel would be appropriate. Remember to add meaningful tags to your page using the guidelines below.

Guidelines for tagging new pages and edits on the wiki

• Use verbs in their present active tense (e.g. evaluate instead of evaluating or evaluated)
• Use singular nouns (e.g. database instead of databases)
• Use a single word or a two-word phrase (e.g. visualization or data visualization rather than how to visualize data)
• Avoid using adjectives or adverbs as tags
• Whenever possible, use a tag already in use on the wiki.