December 2007
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Chapter 7a. Case Study: Constitution Day
Note
National Constitution Center – Constitution Day Website
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA
www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday
A Conversation with Tom Hillhouse, Web Services and Marketing Manager
Type of organization: Non-profit Education
Number of wiki users: 165,000 visitors/year
The National Constitution Center is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution, its history, and its contemporary relevance, through an interactive, interpretive facility within Independence National Historical Park and a program of national outreach, so that We the People may better secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.
The Constitution Day website serves as a directory of resources from multiple partners to help citizens celebrate Constitution Day, the birthday of our government on September 17.
1. Why did you choose a wiki?
We needed a system that would allow us to quickly publish resources to a website, and enable partners and nontechnically minded people to add and edit these resources. Essentially, we are using the wiki as a community oriented content management solution.
2. What type of wiki are you using?
We are using a Web-based, publicly accessible website running on a commercial enterprise wiki.
3. How are you using the wiki?
Through a permission-based wiki, a structured meta data system, and a template-based design, we are able ...
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