I just posted a thread for this conversation at Wikipedia talk: Wikipedia Loves Libraries<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries#Photohunt_for_Images_of_Libraries_Contest.2FProject_Proposal>so other Wikipedia Loves Libraries folks can consider this project. I think it would be great as a national campaign-advertised on the main Wikipedia Loves Libraries page- that local branch libraries or institutions could then participate in.
D On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee <[email protected]>wrote: > I think it’s a good idea. Could be a fun add on to an editing event, and > I can see it being very successful in a campus environment where there are > many lovely (and sometimes hidden) library spots. I know very little about > how these work in general, but I have in mind that they are sort of like > photo scavenger hunts, with the end results being loaded into Commons. One > question – if a GLAM professional takes photos and uploads them to Commons > for their library and then uses those photos in the article about the > institution, does this constitute a COI?**** > > ** ** > > I don’t know why this (or any) WLL event would need to be limited to a > particular time of year. Good anytime when it’s decent outside!**** > > ** ** > > Thank you!**** > > ** ** > > Merrilee**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bob Kosovsky > *Sent:* Monday, October 14, 2013 2:15 PM > *To:* Wikimedia & Libraries > *Subject:* Re: [libraries] Another idea for Wikipedia Loves Libraries**** > > ** ** > > Hi Dorothy,**** > > ** ** > > I'm not envisioning anything specific but just the idea. It could be a > photograph contest, it could be a way to to foster cooperation between > Wikipedians and libraries by adding imagery to Commons and articles. (I've > previously been inspired by Michael Stephens who often takes library > photographs for his blog Tame The Web, although I find that most libraries > are very suspicious of people taking photographs before you win their > confidence.)**** > > ** ** > > It's another activity to enhance the Wikipedia Loves Library campaign.**** > > ** ** > > Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, > Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts > blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 > Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users > - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -**** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Dorothy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > Love this idea, Bob. Thanks for sharing. Are you envisioning this as a > digital album or digital project or analog? > > D**** > > ** ** > > On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Bob Kosovsky <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > On a visit to ta friend's house, I saw that he has this new coffee-table > book "The Library: A World History." It has beautiful photographs > (interior and exterior shots) from all over the world of libraries from > Roman times to the present (including plenty in Asia that were totally > unfamiliar to me).**** > > ** ** > > Immediately I thought that Wikipedia's photograph hunts (e.g. "Wiki Loves > Monuments") could be combined with Wikipedia Loves Libraries to create a > fabulous record of libraries in communities the world over, large and small. > **** > > ** ** > > Perhaps next year? > **** > > ** ** > > -- > Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, > Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts > blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 > Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users > - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries**** > > > > > -- **** > > Dorothy Howard, Open Data Fellow > Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)**** > > 212.228.2320 x127**** > > Web <http://metro.org/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/tweetmetro> | > LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/2197752> | > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/METRO-Metropolitan-New-York-Library-Council/20722206359> > **** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries**** > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > -- Dorothy Howard, Open Data Fellow Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) 212.228.2320 x127 Web <http://metro.org/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/tweetmetro> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/2197752> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/METRO-Metropolitan-New-York-Library-Council/20722206359>
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