Doesn't Archive.org digitized for free if it's going on their site as Commons? They were is 2006, I know that. On 09/04/2016 1:46 PM, "Sam Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The argument for Ancestry is maybe slightly stronger, I reckon, in that > often they're digitizing collections that are smaller and unlikely to have > much funding (e.g. local government areas and smaller, even single churches > sometimes). So it sort of makes sense to pay for that (because the > organisations that own the collections can't do it). > > The SLNSW, on the other hand, is a single large institution and already > has the skills and means to digitize. It's just a matter of money? > > Not that I know much about any of this :-) but the approach of the > Australian War Memorial seems pretty good: get people who want particular > items to pay for them to be digitized, and then make the digital files > available for free to everyone else. That's the sort of non-commercial > ethos that would be great to see within any publicly-funded institution. :) > > —Sam > > On 09/04/16 09:07, Kerry Raymond wrote: > > I’m with Andrew, it’s a both a blessing and a curse. I’ve seen the same > thing happen in family history. Once the records were there in physical > form in a distant part of the world (result: no access for most people); > then Ancestry came along and offered to digitise them and sell > subscriptions to access the data (result: access for anyone willing/able to > pay). For me, I find the Ancestry subscription cost reasonable for what I > get access to (I use it for Wikipedia research as well as family history) > but not everyone thinks it’s affordable. > > > > So, I think the real question with SLNSW is “at what price will it become > accessible?”. > > > > When the time is right, we should try to negotiate for the Wikipedia > Library program to get access to some subscriptions (assuming that’s the > model chosen – could be pay-per-view). > > > > Kerry > > > > > > *From:* Wikimediaau-l [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Robert Myers > *Sent:* Friday, 8 April 2016 1:20 PM > *To:* Australian Wikimedians mailing list > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaau-l] NSW State Library > > > > More of a concern, IMO > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 8 Apr 2016, at 12:47 PM, Andrew Owens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Just noticed an article about the NSW State Library that's either an > opportunity or a concern... > > > > > http://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-state-library-to-turn-3bn-collection-over-to-private-sector-417974 > > > > kindest regards > > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing > [email protected]https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > >
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