My attorney took the same stance as yours... Dale Ricklefs, Library Director Round Rock Public Library 216 E. Main Street, Round Rock, Texas 78664 512-218-7010; 218-7061 (fax); [email protected]
Go to Facebook, and become a fan of Round Rock Public Library Visit our website at: http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/library We're on Twitter at RoundRockPL -------------------------------------------------------------- If you get a "mailbox full" or some form of message identifying delivery problems, please call me at one of the numbers above. Thank you! From: Karen Ellis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:59 AM To: D Ricklefs; Langenkamp, Stephanie; Laurie Mahaffey; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ctls-l] FW: [syscon-tx] Grant Opportunity - TexasCultures Online Please see the information from Danielle Plumer-she's who I would ask. Let me just add my two cents: If you have a city attorney, please consult them. They will be the ones defending you if anyone decides to sue. When I met with the Taylor city attorney on this topic, his opinion was that all the old photos, including those from individuals or families, became the property of the City of Taylor because they were gifts. Also remember, these photos have been collected by my predecessors for over half a century, so the process of going back for releases is impossible. However, for everything given to the Library after I got here, we have a deed of gift form (see attached). I also have a whole bucket full of old newspaper photos from the local newspaper. I've asked the publisher about the photos, but he really doesn't care, and actually wants us to have them-that way he's not dealing with them. If I post a photo & someone objects, I'll pull it down. If someone wants a copy for themselves, I'll send them a digital copy. I actually have some photos with "Do Not Reproduce" on them-they came from an aerial survey company. So, don't use the photos you feel nervous about. In this era of the Internet and social networking folks are getting less and less upset about seeing posted photos of themselves or their families. I feel the service of providing easy access to archival materials far outweighs the hesitations. Karen Ellis Karen Ellis, Library Director Taylor Public Library 801 Vance Street Taylor, TX 76574 phone: 512-352-3434 fax: 512-352-8080 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D Ricklefs Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:39 AM To: Langenkamp, Stephanie; Laurie Mahaffey; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ctls-l] FW: [syscon-tx] Grant Opportunity - TexasCultures Online The museum industry is really into this, moreso than we have been as libraries. I sit on the Williamson Museum board, and this is where we really do differ, but up to this point we have not tried to make them available for the web-we're not reproducing them. While print material like newspaper clippings would definitely fall under what we're used to in terms of copyright, personal pictures given to us through the years are a different animal. Postcards pre-1915 are OK as copyright is 95 years today (I read that somewhere recently-can someone confirm?). Some of the bigger issues with personal items we may have in our files is how family members may respond to wide distribution. It is one thing to have the oral history tape in my possession. It is another thing for some family members to allow their release to the public without some type of statement signed by the interviewee as to terms of use. This is a good one for Karen (Taylor) to chime in on, too, as she has one of the best photo collections in Williamson County. Dale Ricklefs, Library Director Round Rock Public Library 216 E. Main Street, Round Rock, Texas 78664 512-218-7010; 218-7061 (fax); [email protected] Go to Facebook, and become a fan of Round Rock Public Library Visit our website at: http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/library We're on Twitter at RoundRockPL -------------------------------------------------------------- If you get a "mailbox full" or some form of message identifying delivery problems, please call me at one of the numbers above. Thank you! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Langenkamp, Stephanie Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:14 AM To: Laurie Mahaffey; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ctls-l] FW: [syscon-tx] Grant Opportunity - Texas Cultures Online Laurie and others- I have looked into these UNT grants a little bit and wonder about a couple things: 1) Will "The Portal to Texas History" that UNT is creating, become the way that people will access these materials in the future for the whole state or are there other competing portals that are being launched by the state library or other large universities? (ie: does the UNT project have a special status within the state in relation to digitized Texas history collections?) 2) Most of these digitizing grants seem to require that the libraries obtain the copyrights to the materials in their collections. We have no idea how to do that, nor resources to do that. We have a wonderful hodge-podge of newspaper clippings, postcards, old photographs, miscellaneous brochures, etc. How could we ever claim ownership of the copyrights on a collection like this? Thanks, Stephanie From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laurie Mahaffey Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ctls-l] FW: [syscon-tx] Grant Opportunity - Texas Cultures Online -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danielle Plumer Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:24 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [syscon-tx] Grant Opportunity - Texas Cultures Online Grant Opportunity: Texas Cultures Online The University of North Texas Libraries is pleased to announce Texas Cultures Online, a project funded by the Amon Carter Foundation. In response to educators' expressed need for multimedia materials that support teaching about the many cultures of Texas, UNT seeks to digitize cultural heritage collections that represent the state's vast ethnic diversity. UNT is offering mini-grants, ranging from $500 - $20,000, to digitize collections of cultural significance and add them to The Portal to Texas History. The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu/, is a digital gateway to over 100,000 historical documents, photographs, and publications belonging to partner institutions throughout Texas. Easy to search and explore, the Portal is a valuable resource for educators, students, and the public at large. To view the application, please visit http://www.library.unt.edu/digitalprojects/for-our-partners/portal-partners/texas-cultures-online. 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