Here's an interview I recorded with their chief librarian in 2006. In it he commits to digitizing anything we send him.
https://archive.org/details/StewartCheifet-the-InternetArchive On 09/04/2016 6:16 PM, "Sam Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think they'd have the resources to take on a project this big. Who > knows though! Would certainly be cool. > > On 09/04/16 15:54, Leigh Blackall wrote: > > 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]> >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Robert Myers >> *Sent:* Friday, 8 April 2016 1:20 PM >> *To:* Australian Wikimedians mailing list >> <[email protected]> <[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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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