Re: [MCN-L] Walters Art Museum goes CC0

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi Richard,

That is a question for Dylan Kinnett, who works at the Walters. So far, 
Wikimedians haven’t had any problems starting the process of a mass upload of 
metadata to Wikidata (which is a slow process, of course). 

I have copied Dylan on this email so he can support your question. 

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> On Jul 31, 2015, at 6:18 AM, Richard Light  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> While that's great news, AFAICT the data is still only accessible via a 
> [custom] API, for which a key is required.  Are there plans for bulk 
> downloads and/or Linked Data support?
> 
> Richard
> 
> On 30/07/2015 16:47, Sarah Stierch wrote:
>> In an unprecedented move. In 2012 the Walters Art Museum went CC BY SA 3.0 
>> for their image licensing. Today, they go CC0 - releasing both images and 
>> metadata under the most free of Creative Commons licenses, making a public 
>> domain declaration.
>> 
>> http://openglam.org/2015/07/30/walter-art-museum-goes-cc0/
>> 
>> 
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[MCN-L] Walters Art Museum goes CC0

[Sarah Stierch]

In an unprecedented move. In 2012 the Walters Art Museum went CC BY SA 3.0 for 
their image licensing. Today, they go CC0 - releasing both images and metadata 
under the most free of Creative Commons licenses, making a public domain 
declaration. 

http://openglam.org/2015/07/30/walter-art-museum-goes-cc0/


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Re: [MCN-L] Quick survey on

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi Adrian,

Can I forward to this to other mailing lists where professionals are who have 
also released content under open licenses? 

Sarah 

> On Jul 27, 2015, at 11:42 PM, Adrian Kingston  wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> Just over a year ago Te Papa released over 3 images (now over 48,000) for 
> high resolution download under No Known Copyright Restrictions statement or a 
> CC BY-ND-NC licence. We are doing a decent analysis of the impact of the 
> release, and would really like some benchmark data.
> 
> If you have followed a similar path (bigger or smaller) would you be willing 
> to offer quick answers to a few questions? I well know answering these types 
> of questions can be time consuming, so I'd be happy with whatever you are 
> able to provide. Even better, if you've already done some analysis you can 
> send/point me to, that'd be cool too!
> 
> Feel free to respond on or off-list (adrian.kings...@tepapa.govt.nz)
> 
> 
> -  When do you first launch your open access images?
> 
> -  How many collection objects do you have online?
> 
> -  How many collection images do you have online?
> 
> -  How many images did you make available for download?
> 
> -  Can you break down images per licence (e.g. 2000k at CC, etc)?
> 
> -  How many downloads did you have in the first 12 months?
> 
> -  Do you have any other metrics that might be useful to understand 
> the impact of your project?
> 
> -  Do you have any key examples of uses/stories/impact about the 
> release you would like to share?
> 
> -  Are you willing to share any information on (positive or 
> otherwise) commercial activities?
> 
> I'll share results of our analysis and benchmarks (anonymised if requested) 
> when complete
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Adrian Kingston
> Digital Collections Senior Analyst
> Collections Information Services
> Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
> 
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[MCN-L] MuseAwards 2015 - Please submit your project today!

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Hi everyone,

Don’t forget that Feb 23 is the deadline for the 2015 MuseAwards. It’s like the 
Oscars for GLAMs! 

http://aam-us.org/about-us/grants-awards-and-competitions/muse-awards 
<http://aam-us.org/about-us/grants-awards-and-competitions/muse-awards>

Submit your project for the following categories:

Applications and APIs
Audio Tours and Podcasts
Digital Communities
Education and Outreach
Games and Augmented Reality
Interactive Kiosks
Interpretive Interactive Installations
Mobile Applications
Multimedia Installations
Online presence
OPEN
Public outreach
Video, Film and Computer Animation
Honeysett and Din Student Award 

This is a volunteer driven award, and we throw a big fun party at the American 
Alliance of Museums conference. 

PLEASE submit! I’m chairing the OPEN category in case you have any questions 
about that - we’re looking for projects that are OpenGLAM and celebrate open 
access to collections. 

Thanks!

Sarah Stierch 


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Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs

[Sarah Stierch]

Yes, I’ve used flatbed scanners everywhere from the National Archives to medium 
sized art museums in the Midwest. As Joseph stated - it all depends on the type 
of image - super uber fragile or not. 

I’m not a conservator - but, I figure using a flatbed scanner and the fear of 
light damaging the image…wouldn’t it only damage it noticeably if you use the 
scanner light repeatedly? (sort of like taking multiple flash images of a 
painting for 100 years over time..). 

And yeah, I’d just hire a consultant/contractor to photograph delicate images. 
So you don’t have to invest financially in fancy pants camera equipment. 

-Sarah 


> On Jan 23, 2015, at 7:46 AM, Joseph Hoover  wrote:
> 
> In a case of a small museum with limited resources, I would go ahead and
> use the flatbed scanner. Using a copy stand is a good approach, however,
> unless your organization has the resources and money to hire (or find a
> volunteer) a professional photographer who is experienced and can
> accurately measure and balance light and tone, you are more than likely to
> wind up with a poor quality reproduction and you may find that you will do
> more physical and light damage to the photo than on a scanner. I have seen
> inexperienced museums professionals use camera stands with terrible
> results. You have to know what you are doing with a camera stand to get
> good light, exposure balance and tone, with a scanner, while you may have
> other technical issues, lighting issues are not one of them.
> 
> It really comes down to using conservator common sense with the resources
> you have. Are you dealing with a one-of-a-kind photograph of Abraham
> Lincoln or a black and white snap shots of a church picnic?
> 
> However, if the photo is fragile from damage or is over-sized, I would set
> those aside and have them photographed later.
> 
> -- 
> 
> *Joe Hoover* | Digital Technology Outreach Specialist
> Minnesota Historical Society | Historic Preservation Department
> 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN 55102
> (651) 259-3461
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> 
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Matt Wheeler 
> wrote:
> 
>> Good afternoon. We have a collection which consists mostly of black and
>> white photographic prints and are beginning to digitize them using flatbed
>> scanners. However, I spoke to a conservator who advised that they be
>> rephotographed with a digital camera instead due to the intense light
>> exposure on a flatbed. Is this a legitimate concern? Will the scanners
>> cause degradation of the originals, and would this degradation be
>> considerable? Thanks in advance.
>> __
>> 
>> Matt Wheeler,
>> Photography Archives,
>> Penobscot Marine Museum
>> Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
>> 5 Church Street, PO Box 498
>> Searsport, Maine 04974
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[MCN-L] Yellow Milkmaid Syndrome

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

I recently started a tumblr that examines the colorful and often terrible 
digitized world of art on the web. Europeana just posted a blog talking about 
the tumblr, the Yellow Milkmaid Syndrome, and I think it might be relevant or 
of interest to some of you. 

http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/the-yellow-milkmaid-syndrome-paintings-with-identity-problems
 
<http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/the-yellow-milkmaid-syndrome-paintings-with-identity-problems>

You can visit the tumblr directly here:

yellowmilkmaidsyndrome.tumblr.com <http://yellowmilkmaidsyndrome.tumblr.com/>

#milkmaidsyndrome 

Feel free to submit examples also, you can do so via the little hamburger link 
in the upper left corner or by tweeting me (@sarah_stierch). 

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[MCN-L] Hack the Bells

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

This year I served as the Susan B. Miller Fellow at the Berkeley Center for New 
Media at the University of California, Berkeley. My major project focused 
around my obsession with carillons..I created Hack the Bells, the world’s first 
carillon remix competition. The twist? All works submitted were required to be 
released under a Creative Commons Share-Alike 4.0 license. 

I had judges from the Rijksmuseum, New Media Consortium, University of 
California, Berkeley, and yes, the carilloneur of Maastricht, Weert and Heerlen 
in the Netherlands (he also plays violin in the world famous Johann Strauss 
Orchestra with Andre Rieu). We had over 30 submissions, the majority (31) which 
are available on Wikimedia Commons. 

We awarded a grand prize of $700, which includes the acquisition of the piece 
at the University of California’s music library and the Anton Brees carillon 
library in Florida. Three runner-up prizes of $100 were awarded. Submissions 
came from 10 countries. I wrote a blog about the winners: 

http://wp.me/p1i5o1-5W

I’m happy to talk with anyone off list if you are interested in logistics 
regarding the implementation of this type of contest/project. I have heard it 
time and time again - contemporary art and open licenses don’t mix (no pun 
intended) - but that is simply not true. If you make it accessible, with 
incentive, they will come, and as a former gallery director of a contemporary 
art gallery who received 200+ submitted works every time I announced a call for 
artists, I was really amazed at receiving 30 submissions for this competition. 

The works submitted are varied - we received poems, paintings, digital art, 
music, video, and epic installation pieces that utilize open source technology 
to make the campanile at Berkeley into a real interactive work of art. 

Thank you to everyone who spread the word and especially to the jury and 
artists. 

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[MCN-L] Resume Review ...jobs...etc..help?

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

Bear with me here, this is one of the most awkward emails I have ever sent in a 
professional sense..this is about the job hunt and professional development. I 
need some help. 

( TL:DR? Skip to the “So, here’s the deal”  section below the story. )

This involves a bit of a selfish story…: 

I returned back to finish my bachelors and masters later in life, and in 2012 
received my Masters in Museum Studies from George Washington University. My 
emphasis was a variety of things - business administration mixed with 
curatorial practice - all while I was working as a Wikipedian in Residence at 
the Smithsonian and writing and presenting internationally about how cultural 
institutions can partner with Wikipedia and open culture communities. In 2013, 
I was offered a fellowship at the Wikimedia Foundation to engage more women to 
contribute to Wikipedia. They relocated me to the San Francisco Bay Area. I 
kept my foot in the GLAM sector, working for various organizations as a 
contractor and lecturing. At the end of my fellowship, I took a job with the 
Wikimedia Foundation as a community coordinator - taking me further away from 
the culture sector. 

This January, my work ended with Wikimedia and I revamped my resume and 
website. I was determined to return to the culture sector. I became a fellow at 
the University of California’s Berkeley Center for New Media, lecturing about 
OpenGLAM and women and technology. I attended some museum conferences on my own 
dime; struggling to figure out how I fit into the picture. I sat in lectures 
about the things I value - open access/culture/tech - and mixed and mingled 
with birds of a feather. Institutions were interested in my work, and still 
are. I throw my own parties when in other cities - hosting tweet ups and 
drinkingaboutmuseums to connect with folks. 

I applied for jobs. Digital, curatorial, executive director (small museums)… I 
applied for over 60 jobs, in USA & a few in Europe. I had no interviews. No 
answers to my follow-ups. Only three “thanks but no thanks,” letters were sent. 
I became frustrated, dragging my self-esteem of “I have an awesome story and I 
am awesome,” in a messy pile behind me… I submitted some talks at conferences, 
only to have to cancel attending after they were accepted due to lack of money 
to attend them.

Eventually, I found a job through a family connection at a small consulting 
firm in Wine Country.. I spend my days writing grants and researching for small 
non-profits and school districts as a contractor. I relocated to Napa, CA, to 
be closer to the office, leaving Oakland. Every day I think about museums, and 
use social media and some voluntary projects to stay connected and appear 
relevant. I know this won’t happen over night 

Boohoo, right? ;-)  

-

So, here’s the deal: I have one hell of a story to tell through my resume - 
I’ve done a lot, worked with a lot of institutions/orgs- and as I joke “I’ve 
done almost every single job in a museum - minus security and janitorial - and 
have never had a full time job.”  I know I can be an invaluable resource to the 
right institution, wherever in the world they might be. I know it won’t happen 
over night, it might not happen for a year, two years, etc. But, I can’t just 
sit here quiet - anyone who has met me IRL knows that’s not my style. 

I am looking for volunteers to look at my resume and advise on what the heck I 
should do. 
I also have a website, which is an online resume. I have a hardcopy resume. My 
resume reads like a mash-up of many aspects of the culture sector, and a whole 
lot of stuff that makes human resources people, not savvy in open source and 
digital heritage revolutions, scratch their heads. My dream job doesn’t exist 
at this point (“open culture content curator coordinator manager whatever”) - 
even as a consultant I’ve had no dice in discovering an institution that has 
funding to pay for my services (sorry honey, gotta pay rent). I have nothing 
holding me back - I can move anywhere, even overseas. 

Here is what I need some help with off list:

1) What kind of jobs should I even be applying for - should I instead just try 
to still do consulting instead? 
2) Are there any skills I should be adding to my list - learning - without 
making a major financial investment to do it? 
3) How can I leverage the internet re: networking more? 
4) Look at my resume - what can be improved? Also any tips on my website. 

I sincerely appreciate any help anyone here can give me - I know we have an 
esteemed group of professionals here that have all levels of experience. 

Thank you, and I hope to hear from some of you, 

Sarah Stierch

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[MCN-L] 8/20 - Drinking About Museums SF East Bay PIXAR edition

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

Join us on August 20, Wednesday, for Drinking About Museums San Francisco - 
East Bay PIXAR edition! 

Find the event here on Google: http://goo.gl/irD31o

And a tweet here for you to retweet! 
https://twitter.com/Sarah_Stierch/status/499955151902228481

We will be drinking eating and geeking out museumist style at Honor Kitchen & 
Cocktails in Emeryville, CA from 6:30-8PM. Our guest of honor will be Fran 
Kalal who is the lead costume animator at Pixar. She?ll be talking about her 
work and we?ll be exploring how GLAMs work with animation themselves?

Even if you don?t live in the area we hope you?ll tell your friends and 
colleagues who do! 

Spread the word, and see ya?ll there!


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[MCN-L] June 9 - San Francisco - Drinking About Museums OpenGLAM edition

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

We're hosting the first OpenGLAM themed Drinking About Museums in San Francisco 
on June 9. I'll be giving a lightning talk about OpenGLAM! 

http://theculturefeed.com/2014/06/04/june-9-drinkingaboutmuseums-openglam-edition-san-francisco/

Please spread the word to colleagues in the area, and if you find yourself in 
the San Francisco Bay Area that day, we hope to see you. Feel free to Tweet or 
leave a comment on my blog to RSVP. 

Sarah Stierch
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[MCN-L] This Sunday - NYC - Drinking About Museums, GLAM-Wiki edition

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

I've planned a Drinking About Museums GLAM-Wiki edition for this Sunday in NYC 
(TriBeCa)  (despite living in Oakland CA :) )  This is coinciding with 
WikiConference USA, which is free and taking place Friday-Sunday at the New 
York Law School. 

You can read more about what that is, what #drinkingaboutmuseums, and GLAM-Wiki 
is via this write up:

http://theculturefeed.com/2014/05/26/nyc-june-1-530-pm-drinkingaboutmuseums-glamwiki-edition/

This won't be a formal type of event - just drink some drinks, geek out about 
GLAMs, and meet some of the world's most influential Wikimedians involved in 
partnerships between cultural institutions and Wikimedia! Rock stars of the 
trade if you will... 

Oh, and you can say hi to me, too :) 

See ya there I hope and please spread the word to your colleagues (work mailing 
lists, etc). 

Sarah Stierch
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[MCN-L] Flickr and digital collections

[Sarah Stierch]

Internet Archive is fabulous, but often text, video and audio based. 

And whatever ends up on Internet Archive is often sucked onto Wikimedia 
Commons, too. 

:) 

We also have WikiSource - which makes OCR look funny once you see how that 
process works on WS: https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page

Sarah Stierch
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On May 19, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Ari Davidow  wrote:

> Interesting the emphasis on Wikimedia Commons and no mention of the Internet 
> Archive. Is that because the former is simply more familiar when we are 
> talking about image-only collections (granted, the bulk of what is out there, 
> and the only medium usefully addressed by flickr)?
> 
> ari
> 
>> On May 19, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Bryan Kennedy  wrote:
>> 
>> Shelley Bernstein, the Vice Director of Digital Engagement & Technology at
>> the Brooklyn Museum, posted some interesting thoughts on why they left
>> Flickr entirely (even deleting their content and account) and moved over to
>> WIkimedia Commons.
>> 
>> Post
>> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2014/04/04/social-change
>> 
>> Relevant discussion in the comments
>> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2014/04/04/social-change/#li-comment-19167
>> 
>> Even thought I'm a big proponent of the "cool URLs don't change mantra" I
>> have to say I find their focus on engagement-over-archiving refreshing.
>> 
>> bk
>> 
>> bryan kennedy
>> director, exhibit media
>> science museum of minnesota
>> bkennedy at smm.org   651.221.2522
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Erwin Verbruggen <
>> everbruggen at beeldengeluid.nl> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ellice,
>>> 
>>> there's quite some literature on the subject from a few years back - see
>>> the list below. Main advantage of using Flickr over other social media
>>> sites is their policy of licenses: you can clearly indicate under what
>>> license the material is available - unless you take part in the Flickr
>>> Commons programme, where you need to indicate there are "no known copyright
>>> restrictions". It's still curious why the company is doing such great
>>> advocacy work on Creative Commons but doesn't grant museum collections the
>>> same flexibility. When you use Pinterest or other services, their Terms of
>>> Service usually indicate some vague lines in which you basically sign away
>>> your rights of "ownership" to them. In practice, this is more of an ethical
>>> decision than a practical one.
>>> 
>>> Europeana did publish a case study of how they - and museums involved -
>>> make use of the various sharing platforms last year - see:
>>> http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/1587205 and
>>> http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/1600355/
>>> 
>>> Finally, another option to consider is Wikimedia Commons - less user
>>> friendly / shareable perhaps, but if you can publish materials under an
>>> open license it allows wikipedia editors to use the materials in erudite
>>> articles - see the GLAMWIKI projects for more info:
>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GLAM
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Erwin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bray, Paula, Sebastian Chan, Joseph Dalton, Dianne Dietrich, Effie,
>>> Michelle Springer, and Helena (H) Zinkham. ?Rethinking Evaluation Metrics
>>> in Light of Flickr Commons.? In *Museums and the Web 2011: Proceedings*,
>>> edited by D. Bearman and J. Trant. Totonto: Archives & Museum Informatics,
>>> 2011.
>>> 
>>> http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2011/papers/rethinking_evaluation_metrics_in_light_of_flic
>>> .
>>> Donahue, Ryan, and Aaron Straup Cope. ?Archiving Flickr and Other Websites
>>> of Interest to Museums,? n.d.
>>> 
>>> http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2012/papers/archiving_flickr_and_other_websites_of_interes
>>> .
>>> Gardu?o Freeman, Cristina. ?Photosharing on Flickr: Intangible Heritage
>>> and Emergent Publics.? *International Journal of Heritage Studies* 16, no.
>>> 4?5 (July 2010): 352?68. doi:10.1080/13527251003775695.
>>> Moortgat, Judith. *Taking Pictures to the Public*, 2009.
>>> 
>>> http://www.den.nl/getasset.aspx?id=Website/Taking_pictures_of_the_public_NA.pdf&assettype

[MCN-L] Flickr and digital collections

[Sarah Stierch]

Hello Flora,

If they are images from Google Art Project (and the image file page on Commons 
should say where the image was sourced from) that's totally OK - and no, we 
don't have a relationship with GAP - Commons is not quite a fan of GAP - the 
images are generally bad quality (not representative of the "real work" 
Google's photography abilities aren't as good as those within the institution 
generally) and the claims of copyright over the scans are a joke (and clearly 
don't scare Commonists). 

But, that doesn't keep Commons from taking the images from GAP - if it's the 
only option "we" have then we'll take it. Commons is about representing 
everything in the world related to human knowledge and experience - so 
something is better than nothing, but we'd rather have the best. I always tell 
institutions: would you rather your XX painting be an iPhone photo snapped and 
uploaded to Commons and put on the Wikipedia article about your institution or 
the artwork, or would you rather contribute the best image possible (high res) 
to Commons yourself as the organization and have THAT represent your 
work/institution on the Wikipedia article? 

We'd rather have higher quality scanned images directly from partnering with 
the institution, instead of taking them from GAP. But, like I said, if it's for 
the picking, Commonists will find a way to take it. 

Sarah Stierch
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On May 19, 2014, at 8:55 AM, Brooks, Flora  wrote:

> Hi Sarah, 
> 
> We noticed our Public Domain images show up on Wikimedia Commons, but we 
> don't have a direct relationship with you all. We suspect they are 
> derivatives coming from what we have uploaded to our Google Art Project page. 
> Do you think this is the case? 
> Does Google have a relationship with the Commons to do this? 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Flora
> 
> Flora M. Brooks
> Rights and Reproduction Administrator
> The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
> fbrooks at mfah.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Sarah Stierch
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 10:49 AM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Flickr and digital collections
> 
> I'm a strong supporter of Wikimedia Commons, then again, I'm a long time 
> contributor and administrator on the project. I've facilitated programs for 
> the Walters Art Museum, two Smithsonian units, and advised on numerous other 
> projects for international colleagues. 
> 
> I'm happy to provide some advice, and on a professional note I consult and do 
> project management for Commons projects as a consultant. This links to my 
> case study:
> 
> http://openglam.org/2013/01/22/walters-art-museum-a-case-study-in-sharing/
> 
> I use Flickr for personal uploads, and do some work on Commons. But, I'm a 
> person not an institution :) 
> 
> My biggest issue with Flickr is...it's a FOR PROFIT (Wikimedia Commons is 
> not) and it makes for an extra bunch of steps for Commonists like myself - I 
> have to use a bunch of tools to suck your stuff off of Flickr and onto 
> Commons and mess with the data and so forth. 
> 
> We'd rather work directly when you then around you, besides, whatever you put 
> on Flickr - if it's openly licensed under CC BY SA, CC BY, PD, or no known 
> copyright - will end up on Commons and be used around the world on Wikipedia 
> and other projects.
> 
> 
> Sarah Stierch
> -
> Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization.
> www.sarahstierch.com
> 
> On May 19, 2014, at 7:42 AM, Bryan Kennedy  wrote:
> 
>> Shelley Bernstein, the Vice Director of Digital Engagement & 
>> Technology at the Brooklyn Museum, posted some interesting thoughts on 
>> why they left Flickr entirely (even deleting their content and 
>> account) and moved over to WIkimedia Commons.
>> 
>> Post
>> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2014/04/04/social-
>> change
>> 
>> Relevant discussion in the comments
>> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2014/04/04/social-
>> change/#li-comment-19167
>> 
>> Even thought I'm a big proponent of the "cool URLs don't change 
>> mantra" I have to say I find their focus on engagement-over-archiving 
>> refreshing.
>> 
>> bk
>> 
>> bryan kennedy
>> director, exhibit media
>> science museum of minnesota
>> bkennedy at smm.org   651.221.2522
>> 
>

[MCN-L] Flickr and digital collections

[Sarah Stierch]

I'm a strong supporter of Wikimedia Commons, then again, I'm a long time 
contributor and administrator on the project. I've facilitated programs for the 
Walters Art Museum, two Smithsonian units, and advised on numerous other 
projects for international colleagues. 

I'm happy to provide some advice, and on a professional note I consult and do 
project management for Commons projects as a consultant. This links to my case 
study:

http://openglam.org/2013/01/22/walters-art-museum-a-case-study-in-sharing/

I use Flickr for personal uploads, and do some work on Commons. But, I'm a 
person not an institution :) 

My biggest issue with Flickr is...it's a FOR PROFIT (Wikimedia Commons is not) 
and it makes for an extra bunch of steps for Commonists like myself - I have to 
use a bunch of tools to suck your stuff off of Flickr and onto Commons and mess 
with the data and so forth. 

We'd rather work directly when you then around you, besides, whatever you put 
on Flickr - if it's openly licensed under CC BY SA, CC BY, PD, or no known 
copyright - will end up on Commons and be used around the world on Wikipedia 
and other projects.


Sarah Stierch
-
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www.sarahstierch.com

On May 19, 2014, at 7:42 AM, Bryan Kennedy  wrote:

> Shelley Bernstein, the Vice Director of Digital Engagement & Technology at
> the Brooklyn Museum, posted some interesting thoughts on why they left
> Flickr entirely (even deleting their content and account) and moved over to
> WIkimedia Commons.
> 
> Post
> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2014/04/04/social-change
> 
> Relevant discussion in the comments
> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2014/04/04/social-change/#li-comment-19167
> 
> Even thought I'm a big proponent of the "cool URLs don't change mantra" I
> have to say I find their focus on engagement-over-archiving refreshing.
> 
> bk
> 
> bryan kennedy
> director, exhibit media
> science museum of minnesota
> bkennedy at smm.org   651.221.2522
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Erwin Verbruggen <
> everbruggen at beeldengeluid.nl> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ellice,
>> 
>> there's quite some literature on the subject from a few years back - see
>> the list below. Main advantage of using Flickr over other social media
>> sites is their policy of licenses: you can clearly indicate under what
>> license the material is available - unless you take part in the Flickr
>> Commons programme, where you need to indicate there are "no known copyright
>> restrictions". It's still curious why the company is doing such great
>> advocacy work on Creative Commons but doesn't grant museum collections the
>> same flexibility. When you use Pinterest or other services, their Terms of
>> Service usually indicate some vague lines in which you basically sign away
>> your rights of "ownership" to them. In practice, this is more of an ethical
>> decision than a practical one.
>> 
>> Europeana did publish a case study of how they - and museums involved -
>> make use of the various sharing platforms last year - see:
>> http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/1587205 and
>> http://pro.europeana.eu/pro-blog/-/blogs/1600355/
>> 
>> Finally, another option to consider is Wikimedia Commons - less user
>> friendly / shareable perhaps, but if you can publish materials under an
>> open license it allows wikipedia editors to use the materials in erudite
>> articles - see the GLAMWIKI projects for more info:
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GLAM
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Erwin
>> 
>> 
>> Bray, Paula, Sebastian Chan, Joseph Dalton, Dianne Dietrich, Effie,
>> Michelle Springer, and Helena (H) Zinkham. ?Rethinking Evaluation Metrics
>> in Light of Flickr Commons.? In *Museums and the Web 2011: Proceedings*,
>> edited by D. Bearman and J. Trant. Totonto: Archives & Museum Informatics,
>> 2011.
>> 
>> http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2011/papers/rethinking_evaluation_metrics_in_light_of_flic
>> .
>> Donahue, Ryan, and Aaron Straup Cope. ?Archiving Flickr and Other Websites
>> of Interest to Museums,? n.d.
>> 
>> http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2012/papers/archiving_flickr_and_other_websites_of_interes
>> .
>> Gardu?o Freeman, Cristina. ?Photosharing on Flickr: Intangible Heritage
>> and Emergent Publics.? *International Journal of Heritage Studies* 16, no.
>> 4?5 (July 2010): 352?68. doi:10.1080/13527251003775695.
>>

[MCN-L] Reporter looking to talk with Museums using social media to build business and a following

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

I am on a press inquiry mailing list that sends me emails related to reporters 
looking to talk with specialists about various subjects, and this one came 
across my screen. Just email the query email below and get in touch with the 
reporter. 

29) Summary: Museums Using Social Media To Build Business and Following 

Name: Janelle Vreeland lonelybrand

Category: High Tech 

Email: query-3t2z at helpareporter.net 

Media Outlet: lonelybrand

Deadline: 8:00 AM CST - 27 March 

Query: 

As museums become more and more interactive for visitors,
they're also becoming more and more interactive online --
including in their approach to social media. We're looking to
profile museums that are using social media in an ingenious way
that has increased interest in their institution and/or grown
their online presence and following. 


Sarah Stierch
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[MCN-L] Permissions

[Sarah Stierch]

This has been a really interested thread for me to read (as an OpenGLAM 
volunteer and open culture advocate). Always strange to be an outsider 
to these things :) (i.e. I don't work in a GLAM right now as paid staff)


Deb - I do have one comment about the BM website. It has been quite 
sometime since I looked at it, so this was a great chance for me to 
revisit your website and browse the collections.

I see that BM allows people to use images, but only for non-commercial 
use which counters the public domain or openly licensed reference you 
stated below:

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/image_services.php

However, it counters statements seen on object pages, for objects like:

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/610/The_Peaceable_Kingdom#

Which is a public domain artwork. The image service page says I can only 
use the images for non-commercial purpose. However, I can download /The 
Peaceable Kingdom/ and do what I want with it (and rightfully so, since 
it's PD) according to the object's "no known copyright" page.

It'd be wonderful to see the image services page agree with what is 
happening on object pages on the website.

Just a suggestion :) Thanks for all you do,


-Sarah

On 5/29/13 10:50 AM, Deborah Wythe wrote:
> We've tried out the Rijksmuseum site and found that the
> free image for personal use comes through as a compressed JPG of about 1 Mb 
> or less,
> though it could be that some works have larger master images -- hard to tell. 
>  Any scholarly or commercial use just bounces you to their normal image 
> services request page.
>
> All
>   of our images are available for download at a modest side (1536 pixels
> on the long side) if they're in the public domain, licensed, or 3D (CC-BY 
> license for the latter). Also done quietly, as others have noted.
>
> Deb Wythe
> Brooklyn Museum
>
> deborahwythe at hotmail.com
>

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[MCN-L] Fwd: [GLAM-US] Call for Applicants: Wikipedian in Residence for the Smithsonian

[Sarah Stierch]

Very exciting. Please see below and spread the word.


 Original Message 
Subject:[GLAM-US] Call for Applicants: Wikipedian in Residence for the 
Smithsonian
Date:   Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:04:55 +
From:   Snyder, Sara 
Reply-To:   North American Cultural Partnerships 

To: 'GLAM-US at lists.wikimedia.org' 



/Please share the following announcement!  This information can also be 
found online at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SI/WIR /

*Call for Applicants:  Wikipedian in Residence for the Smithsonian *

*Deadline: April 30, 2013*

The Smithsonian Institution is seeking applicants for a Wikipedian in 
Residence for Summer 2013.  This is a student intern position.

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and 
research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National 
Zoological Park, and nine research facilities (learn more 
).

The Wikipedian in Residence will help coordinate efforts across the 
Smithsonian, strengthening the ongoing Smithsonian Institution 
WikiProject (WP:GLAM/SI 
), and acting as a 
liaison to the Wikimedia community.

*Schedule:*  32-40 hours per week, minimum 10 weeks

*Stipend:*  $5000

*Location:*  Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

*Eligibility and Skills:*

?You must be enrolled in a full- or half-time college or university 
academic program for Fall 2013.  (If not, please explain in cover letter 
how your learning goals and interests match the learning objectives 
offered by this opportunity.)

?You must be an experienced contributor to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia 
Commons and currently be in good standing within the community

?Good communications skills and desire to strengthen them through oral 
and written presentation

?Experience working in teams and interest in honing your ability to 
collaborate effectively

*This internship will provide an introduction to ?

*

?the broad range of disciplines across science, history, art, and 
culture that the Smithsonian addresses through its collections and research

?the many different people, organizational units, and systems that 
support the Smithsonian digital enterprise and how they work together

*Projects may include the following:

*

?*Sharing knowledge*- Instructing Smithsonian staff and answering 
questions about best practices and policies on Wikipedia and Wikimedia 
Commons

  * *Events*- Planning special outreach events such as a backstage pass
& edit-a-thon,  photo scavenger hunt, or editing challenge
  * *Organizing categories*- Working with Smithsonian staff to analyze,
optimize, and document Smithsonian-related categories
as applied to
articles and assets on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
  * *Commons contribution*? Helping identify andtransfer appropriate
digital content from the Smithsonian collections to Wikimedia Commons
  * *Technical tools *? Planning and creating tools and templates that
will make it easier for Wikipedia editors to identify, use, and cite
Smithsonian resources on Wikipedia

*How to Apply*

Your application must include:

1.Cover letter ? Please explain why you would like to be the Wikipedian 
in Residence at the Smithsonian.  Include your Wikipedia username and an 
overview of your experience as a Wikipedia editor.  Be sure to discuss 
WikiProjects that you have been involved with and describe the technical 
and other skills you would bring.

2.Resume

3.College transcripts (unofficial) reflecting all post-high school education


*Please submit all elements of the application **as a single pdf by 
April 30, 2013, to: **wiki at si.edu* *.***

Questions? Please send to wiki at si.edu .

Sara Snyder

Webmaster, Archives of American Art

Smithsonian Institution

(202) 633-7987  | www.aaa.si.edu 



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[MCN-L] [Job] Director of Digital Access at the Folger Shakespeare Library

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi folks,

Passing this opportunity along to you for colleagues at the Folger 
Shakespeare Library:

http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=4346

This is a new position for them, and a very exciting opportunity to 
further access to the world's largest collection of "Shakespearness!"

-Sarah

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[MCN-L] Social Media policy and photos?

[Sarah Stierch]

On 10/10/12 3:01 PM, TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN wrote:
> Hello all,
> So what about posting links that "scrape" a site and re-post a thumbnail of a 
> copyright image? Should we refrain from posting such links to Facebook?
>

Our legal team informed me that that is okay. There is a difference 
between uploading and "sharing (scraping)" something. But, the 
thumbnails don't make the same impact as large scale images that are 
uploaded and shareable. But, it does allow for some leeway.

And of course, please take my comments as a grain of salt and not as an 
official statement of the Wikimedia Foundation.

-Sarah

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[MCN-L] Social Media policy and photos?

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi Heather,

I have developed a social media initiative during my fellowship at the 
Wikimedia Foundation to engage more women to edit Wikipedia.[1] Keep in 
mind we are an open knowledge organization, and we have very focused 
policies and procedures regarding image use and so forth on Facebook.

Here is our policy regarding copyright (Creative Commons-BY SA 
specifically) on Facebook.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal_and_Community_Advocacy/CC-BY-SA_on_Facebook

It's been quite a challenge, but, this is something to keep in mind if 
you intend on using the public's photographs or artwork that THEY 
created (not our organization) and released to you under an open license 
such as CC BY SA.  It's also something to keep in mind if you're using 
images of artwork (depending on who owns it, licensing, etc.).

Hope you can share your doc once it's complete!

-Sarah

[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative

On 10/10/12 2:42 PM, Heather Vaughan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm putting together a policy and procedures document specifically to
> address concerns over copyright, credit, and posting photos to Facebook (it
> came to my attention that we needed such a document after reading what
> happened to* CoolHunter's Facebook account *(See their detailed account of
> the shutdown 
> here<http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/2126/when-facebook-disables-your-fan-page>).
>
>
> I'm wondering if you have policy's and procedures you might share with me
> (and others)?
>
>
>
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[MCN-L] Open GLAM case studies - share yours!

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

A group of us are gathering quality case studies (published quality - 
copyedited and ready to go!) regarding GLAMs that have opened their 
data, collections and selves to the world via commons, open sharing, and 
so forth.

Case studies so far include the Archives of American Art partnership 
with Wikipedia, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis partnership with 
Wikipedia, and Europeana's "The Problem with the Milkmaid." Share and 
enjoy these case studies! They are great written advocates for why 
opening your data is SO important!

Visit this link, and at the top of the page you can submit a case study 
(or just email me):

http://openglamcasestudy.tumblr.com/

Please share, and thank you...with open arms ;)

-Sarah


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[MCN-L] Fwd: [open-heritage] Future Culture conference in Hong Kong

[Sarah Stierch]

Please see below. Stumbled across this on another list.

 Original Message 
Subject:[open-heritage] Future Culture conference in Hong Kong
Date:   Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:23:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Waltraut Ritter 
Reply-To:   Waltraut Ritter 
To: open-glam at lists.okfn.org 



*Future Culture: [ln]tangible Heritage | Design | Cross Media*
2 December 2012:  Opening reception & exhibition
3-5 December 2012: Symposium

This conference is free of charge.
NODEM 2012 Hong Kong will bring together leading theorists, 
practitioners and artists in conversation about the future of digital 
heritage, creative practices, design and emerging technologies. Pioneers 
from diverse countries and cross-disciplinary fields will focus on a 
range of issues covering new forms of heritage interpretation and the 
future of new media at the forefront of museum design. Emphasis will be 
placed on cutting edge research and practice from around the world, with 
a focus on tangible and intangible heritage in Asian contexts. The 
three-day programme will include day-long special sessions on Digital 
Intangible Heritage of Asia (DIHA) and the inaugural Museums and the Web 
Asia. The three-day event will stimulate research networks for those in 
pursuit of excellence in the digital work of museums, galleries, 
archives and libraries.
NODEM 2012 Hong Kong is hosted by City University of Hong Kong???s 
Advanced Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Studies in collaboration with 
the School of Creative Media and the Applied Laboratory for Interactive 
Visualization and Embodiment (ALiVE) supported by the College of Liberal 
Arts and Social Sciences.
There will also be a track on open data in the cultural sector.
Email contact: future.culture at cityu.edu.hk 

http://www.nodem.org/conferences/hong-kong-2012/





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[MCN-L] Bay Area GLAMs

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

I recently relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where I am serving as 
a fellow the Wikimedia Foundation. I am looking to get involved with 
GLAMs in the Bay Area! I am looking for part time volunteer 
opportunities (weekends, or working from home depending on the task), 
and also full time employment opportunities for the near future.

I have my MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University. I have 
served as Wikipedian in Residence at the Smithsonian Institution 
Archives and Archives of American Art, and I have been honored to intern 
and work at some really amazing institutions in the US. Professionally 
my research interests lie in modern and contemporary art, Native 
American history and culture (I have my BA in Native studies), and the 
humanities.

If you, or anyone you know of, would have potential interest to have a 
volunteer in the realms of Wikimedia or curatorial, please let me know!

For more information about me, you can visit my website: 
http://www.sarahstierch.com

Thank you so much for your consideration and see you in November at MCN 
Seattle!

Sarah Stierch

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[MCN-L] OCLC Paid summer Research Assistant position (Bay Area)

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone - while I know that this isn't necessarily /museum/ related, 
it is GLAM related and in the work I do, we're all a big family of 
education and knowledge. I do hope you'll take a look below at this 
opportunity and please share it with interested parties and mailing 
lists. Thank you!



The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) is seeking candidates for a 
Research Assistant, Wikipedian in Residence, for this summer, in San 
Mateo, California (Bay Area). This is a three month, full time, paid 
position, and while student status is welcome for internship credits, it 
is not a necessity.

This experience is a unique one, as OCLC is the first non-profit on the 
west coast to embrace the concept of the "Wikipedian in Residence," 
which was cited an important trend regarding the future of museums and 
libraries via the Center for the Future of Museums recent /TrendsWatch 
2012/.[1] While extensive Wikipedia skills are a perk, they are not a 
requirement, you merely need to have a Wikipedia account, be in good 
standing in the community, and understand and feel comfortable editing 
the world's largest encyclopedia. This would be a perfect opportunity 
for a library sciences student, interested in open sharing and where the 
future of libraries is going. You'd be a forerunner in this realm!

Interested applicants can learn more about this opportunity in two places:

 OCLC's career center: https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2081/job?
 OCLC's blog: http://hangingtogether.org/?p=1623 
<http://hangingtogether.org/?p=1623>


I serve as the Wikipedian in Residence at the Smithsonian Institution 
Archives[1], and the opportunity I have had has proven invaluable for my 
career. I do hope that students and alumni in your program will consider 
applying. Anything I can do to be of assistance, please let me know. We 
look forward to your application!

Sarah Stierch
[1] http://www.futureofmuseums.org/reading/publications/TrendsWatch.cfm
[2] 
http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/meet-sarah-stierch-archives%E2%80%99-wikipedian-residence

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[MCN-L] CfP - Wikimania 2012

[Sarah Stierch]

Yes, this will be the biggest Wikimania ever, upwards of 1,000 people 
will be attending. (No, joke.)

They're also hoping people submit about open source concepts about 
augmented reality, mobile apps, etc. And we all know some of you know 
about that :)

I look forward to reviewing submissions this year - and I hope to see 
some familiar names!

-Sarah

On 1/24/12 11:35 AM, Lori Phillips wrote:
> I think the Wikimania DC CfP is absolutely fine to post here, Sarah.
>
> I'm excited for Wikimania to be taking place in DC this year and I hope
> that the museum technology community can be a presence in illustrating how
> wikis have been used for major user-generated content projects and for
> pan-institutional collaborations. It's definitely applicable and I have
> high hopes that museum tech will be represented there.
>
> I'd like to shake the perception that Wikimania is just for crazy Wikimedia
> enthusiasts :) - I was surprised myself to find an abundance of those from
> all corners of the open source movement participating. Wikimania is really
> a rewarding experience, and the US is lucky to be hosting it this year.
>
> I hope a few of you will consider submitting a proposal.
>
> Best,
> Lori


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[MCN-L] CfP - Wikimania 2012

[Sarah Stierch]

usly. This track may also incorporate "field trips" before,
after, or during the evenings of the conference to visit Washington,
D.C., organizations.

WikiCulture and Community
Why do people contribute to Wikimedia projects? How might the
community grow and expand while retaining its inherent cultural ethos?
This track will explore the sociology of wiki culture and community
and provide a forum for practitioners and researchers to share
insights and best practices for community management, engagement,
participation, and conflict resolution. The assessment of different
wiki cultures and demonstration of clashes and effects of those
interactions between wiki communities and chapters is relevant to this
track. A special focus will be a discussion of gaps between different
community groups, most notably related to gender and age; within this
context, submissions related to female and teenage participation,
representative roles within the community, and the use of wikis as a
tool for different gender and age group dialogues, are strongly
encouraged.

Research, Analysis, and Education
The scope of research and analysis on wikis has grown significantly in
recent years, and wikis are rapidly being introduced to educational
institutions in the course of teaching and more formally through the
Campus Ambassador Program. The scholarly atmosphere of the selected
venue creates a special opportunity for researchers working in this
area to present papers and panels to a well-informed audience.
Subjects associated with the research component of this track can
include a diverse range of topics including: technical development,
philosophy and the humanities, communications, community management
and collaboration, information science, and a broad range of other
areas. The practitioner side of this track can include: expert
participation and inviting expert contributions; Wikiversity and other
higher education wikis; wiki sources deployed and implemented in
academia and research practice; approaches to the improvement of
collaboration in research institutions and universities; and
contribution to content quality, among other areas.

Technology and Infrastructure
Technology and infrastructure play essential roles in the success of
Wikimedia projects and other uses of wiki technology. This track will
incorporate research and practice to showcase technology applications
and theories, demonstrate new uses of existing and evolving
technologies, and focus on applying technologies to meet user needs
and improve the overall user experience. Issues and areas particularly
of note in this track include: OTRS, MediaWiki development, semantic
wikis, wiki-based Augmented Reality (AR), the use of QR codes,
Wikipedia on mobile devices, Wikipedia offline, User Interface Design,
WikiLove, Liquid Thread and related technical focus points.

Lounge Space Presentations
All proposals and presentations will be welcome in the Lounge space of
the conference, whether or not they are accepted in this initial
process.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Tiffany Smith
Program Committee Chair, Wikimania 2012
tiffany.lmb.smith at gmail.com

Thank you very much for your consideration, and we look forward to
seeing you at Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC.

http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions

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[MCN-L] Examples of successful spending on web initiatives

[Sarah Stierch]

I'm actually in the process of writing one, about the Archives of American Art 
(Smithsonian)'s experience with partnering with Wikipedia. 

Here is a collection of current case studies we have from the Wikimedia 
Foundation about GLAMs that have partnered with us (some are large, some are 
small): 

http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Case_studies

I suggest you take a look at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. 

When my work is complete I'll share it with you! (Myself and Lori Phillips, who 
wrote the TCMI case study - are both going to be speaking at MCN this year if 
you'll be there..)

-Sarah



On Sep 8, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Adam Carrier wrote:

> Hello all:
> 
> I've been trying to find some museum case studies or specific examples where
> deliberate spending on web design and/or social media has resulted in
> expanded audiences (e.g., larger number of followers/friends/contributors;
> more hits and comments from abroad; more research/loan/reproduction
> requests; etc.). I'm trying to draw some informed conclusions about how
> intelligent spending on web initiatives can contribute to reaching more
> people and retaining their interest.
> 
> 
> 
> I'm familiar with and looking forward to Culture24's final report on
> evaluating online success. This was discussed at Museums and the Web 2011:
> http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/papers/how_to_evaluate_online_success_a_new_piece_of_
> 
> 
> 
> Does anyone have a specific example or read something where a cultural
> institution expanded their audience using a web initiative?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for any insight you can provide,
> 
> 
> 
> *Adam Carrier*
> 
> *Digital Media Technician*
> 
> 
> 
> The Mariners? Museum
> 
> 100 Museum Drive
> 
> Newport News, Virginia  23606
> 
> Phone (757) 952-0431
> 
> Fax (757) 591-7319
> 
> acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org
> 
> 
> 
> www.MarinersMuseum.org
> 
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[MCN-L] Baltimore’s Young Preservationist Happy Hour meets Wikipedia + Walters Art Museum

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

July 22-23 is GLAM Baltimore 2011. Two events spanning over the weekend 
are taking place in Baltimore which will bring together Wikipedians from 
the GLAM-WIKI program, the Wikimedia Foundation's global outreach which 
fosters partnerships between Wikipedia and cultural organizations. 
Friday starts with a happy hour and a talk by me about GLAM-WIKI and my 
role as the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, followed by GLAM-WIKI 
Partnerships in Baltimore hosted by the Walters Art Museum and Baltimore 
Heritage.

http://www.baltimoreheritage.org/2011/07/baltimores-young-preservationist-happy-hour-meets-wikipedia/

We do hope you'll spread the word and join us!

Sarah

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[MCN-L] GLAMcamp

[Sarah Stierch]

Hi everyone,

May 20 the Wikimedia Foundation (the umbrella organization for 
Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, etc.) is hosting a public workshop about 
GLAMWIKI - the GLAM oriented Wikimedia group. This will bring together 
Wikimedians and representatives of GLAMs from around the world to 
discuss and examine how we can collaborate.

This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about collaborative 
efforts and opportunities for your institutions, or your own personal 
involvement.

It is free, and limited to 50 guests and is taking place in New York 
City, on Friday May 20. GLAMcamp is sponsored by the New York Public 
Library and Wikimedia NYC.  If you'd like to learn more, and register 
please visit this link: http://glamcampnyc.eventbrite.com/

As a long time Wikimedian, an organizer of the event, and the first 
Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Smithsonian, I encourage you all to 
attend, spread the word, or get involved in anyway.

If you cannot attend, you can learn more about GLAMWIKI here: 
http://www.glam-wiki.org

See you there!

Sarah