Hi Thanks Lani, I will add this to the list that I'm compiling.
Bettina On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Bettina Cousineau <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes Susanna, > > That's right! I'm interested in getting these materials onto Wikimedia > Commons (and other appropriate WMF projects), however if the Local History > Room is staffed by volunteers, it's often more difficult to explain why > getting involved with Wikimedia/Wikipedia makes sense - there is a strong > sense of "ownership" of the materials, as opposed to "stewardship" of the > materials. > > Stepping back, I'm also v curious as to how prevalent the model I wrote > about might be across the US. > > Cheers, > > Bettina > > > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 2:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Bettina, >> it is not clear to me wich is the connection you see between the >> situation you describe of Local History Rooms of Kent District Library and >> Wikipedia; does you suppose to describe this materials in Wikipedia? >> >> Ciao Susanna >> >> >> >> .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. >> *Susanna Giaccai* >> Firenze >> >> >> 2013/10/24 Derric Atzrott <[email protected]> >> >>> I know that Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL) has something >>> similar that they do. Though I’m not entirely sure how much was donated by >>> the city, there are lots of materials that have been donated by others >>> living in the area. Two of the branches here have these rooms. They’ve >>> assigned them their own prefix similar to how the reference materials are >>> and keep track of the materials using the regular cataloguing system. The >>> rooms are kept under lock and key and in order to enter you have to >>> relinquish everything you have on you besides paper, pencil (no pens >>> allowed), camera, or laptop.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I believe they handle ownership issues by assigning ownership to the >>> library just like any other donated material would be. Though I’m not >>> entirely sure on this as I do not work for the library, just make use of >>> their history rooms.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> If you’d like I can try to put you in touch with someone from my local >>> library system?**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Thank you,**** >>> >>> Derric Atzrott**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bettina Cousineau >>> *Sent:* 24 October 2013 12:43 >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* [libraries] Local History Rooms in Public Libraries**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Hello! **** >>> >>> Background: In the Kent District Library District (MI) 9 of the 18 >>> branches have Local History Rooms. The physical building (including the >>> LHRoom) is owned by the city/town, as are the Local History >>> contents/collections, while the public library materials are owned by the >>> library district. **** >>> >>> The Local History collections are grown by local donations, and overseen >>> by volunteers, who may or may not be library staff. **** >>> >>> The ownership of the collections is exceedingly murky, as there may be >>> no paperwork generated by the city/town when items are donated. Also, >>> cataloging of the collections may/may not exist, or exists on volunteers' >>> personal laptops. **** >>> >>> Question: Are there other examples of this relationship across the >>> country that you might be aware of? **** >>> >>> I'm curious as to how others may be handling this, if it all. **** >>> >>> Thanks, Bettina**** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Libraries mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Libraries mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries >> >> >
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