On 11/7/09, Liam Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote: > I just announced this to the group assembled here in Paris for the > Multimedia > Usability > meeting<http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Multimedia:Meeting_in_Paris>- > applause and congratulations all around. We have spent the last two > days > in intense discussion about "GLAM collaboration" and there are many amazing > technical/community/process projects that are being looked at. There are an > increasing number and increasing quality of these kinds of collaborations, > so, to be able to look at a new collaboration appear right in the middle of > high-level discussions about how to improve these collaborations is just > fantastic. It really reminds us why we are here and what can be achieved. > > Once again, Congratulations and please let me know personally or us know as > a community if you need any assistance on this project. I hope that as a few > more get uploaded and incorporated into articles we can announce this > collaboration a bit more widely e.g. through the Wikipedia Signpost and > maybe the Frontpage of Commons news announcement. > > Sincerely, > -Liam > > wittylama.com/blog > Peace, love & metadata > > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nice work - and amazing resolution! Well done! >> >> Mike >> >> On 7 Nov 2009, at 13:03, Gnangarra wrote: >> >> > A collection that is now being added to commons, >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Craig Franklin <[email protected]> >> > Date: 2009/11/6 >> > Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] The A E "Bert" Roberts photograph collection >> > To: Wikimedia-au <[email protected]>, >> > [email protected] >> > >> > >> > Hi All, >> > >> > >> > I’m pleased to announce that based on some contacts that I made at >> > the GLAM-WIKI conference back in August, and some onsite work that >> > the Brisbane Wikimedia community has been doing at the Queensland >> > Museum (QM), the Museum has commenced uploading digitized images >> > from their “A E (Bert) Roberts” photograph collection to Commons. >> > Bert Roberts was a coachbuilder from Ipswich in the early 1900s , >> > but also enjoyed photography and took photographs of a wide variety >> > of subjects, chiefly scenes of everyday life in Queensland from the >> > time. While not famous for his photography during his lifetime, >> > after his death his collection of images came to be recognised as >> > providing a unique view into the society of the time. His >> > photographs are the subject of a Queensland Museum exhibition, >> > which chiefly resides at their Toowoomba campus (the Cobb & Co >> > Museum), but which presently has travelled to Ipswich for a limited >> > time. >> > >> > >> > So far, 21 images have been uploaded to Commons, but there are over >> > a thousand glass plate negatives in total that the Museum has. You >> > can see what’s been uploaded so far here: >> > >> > >> > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A_E_%22Bert% >> > 22_Roberts_plate_glass_photo_collection >> > >> > >> > My request to all of you, basically, is to: >> > >> > >> > · Categorise, enhance, and basically edit the file pages as >> > much as possible. >> > >> > · Look for appropriate pages on Wikipedia and other places >> > where this content can be used, and use it. >> > >> > · Spread the word that GLAM institutions are seeing the >> > benefits of making their collections available through Commons and >> > other free media repositories! >> > >> > · Watch out and make sure the pages aren’t vandalised, and >> > any problems that crop up are dealt with quickly so that QM can >> > concentrate on providing us with free content, and not learning >> > arcane points of Wiki-law. >> > >> > >> > Many of the original plate glass negatives held by the museum have >> > not been digitised yet, but if there is anyone who would be >> > interested in volunteering some of their time to learn how to do, >> > and then actually *do* the digitisation, there may be an >> > opportunity to get in and do that. If you’re interested (and >> > preferably have some “serious” photography experience), let me know >> > and I’ll pass your details on. >> > >> > >> > It’s my hope that this will be but the first of many successful >> > collaborations between WMAU people and GLAM institutions throughout >> > the country. I already have a couple of other collaborations >> > cooking away here in Queensland that will hopefully result in a win >> > not only for the WM projects, but also open access to cultural and >> > heritage material in general. >> > >> > >> > If anyone has any questions regarding these particular images, >> > please feel free to ask me! >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Craig Franklin >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimediaau-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > GN. >> > http://gnangarra.redbubble.com/ >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Commons-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Commons-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l >> >
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