Wikis

Benefits

• Wiki spaces can be restricted to a small group of colleagues or can be opened up to the world.
• Integrates MIT's well-established Moira list management service to manage group permissions
• For authorization, Wikis integrates with MIT's Touchstone authentication service.
• Non-MIT users can participate as well, by creating a Touchstone collaboration account.

Key Features

The MIT Wiki Service uses a product named Confluence from Atlassian Software.

Requirements

The MIT Wiki Service is intended for use by MIT academic, administrative, research, and student groups.

Getting Started

To access existing MIT Wiki spaces:

• Go to the MIT Wikis Dashboard, and click on the name of the space you want to visit, or search. Some spaces may require permissions to view or edit.
• Click Log In to see the full list of spaces you have permission to view.
• For more information on permissions and access controls, see: Controlling Access to Your Wiki Space.

To obtain an MIT Wiki Service space for your group or course:

• Submit the request form.

If you are a non-MIT participant:

• Get a Touchstone collaboration account.

Note about Support: Support is provided for creating spaces, setting up access control to spaces, and basic instructions and documentation on how to use a space. Since rules, desired page formats, and guidelines often differ from space to space, IS&T can only provide limited guidance to individual users of spaces. As a space administrator, you may need to assist your content creators as they get used to creating or editing pages in your space.

To learn how to use Wikis at MIT:

• MIT Wiki Help Page
• Controlling Access to Your Wiki Space
• User and Group Administration
• Confluence's User Guide