Cool indeed.

We're planning on bring the 'Wikimania Takes Manhattan' group there to
check it out (talked to Shelley a bit about this already):

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

Thanks,
Richard

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Maarten Brinkerink
<wmnl@maartenbrinkerink.net> wrote:
> Cool stuff!
>
> Op 24 apr 2012, om 18:20 heeft Sarah Stierch het volgende geschreven:
>
> Glad to see BM get on board with this, as they've always been one of the
> most "ahead of the trend" museums. Thanks for working on this too, Lori!
> -Sarah
>
> On 4/24/12 12:02 PM, Lori Phillips wrote:
>
> (Cross posting for those not yet on the public GLAM list -- please do add
> yourself to that list!)
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm thrilled to announce the next Wikipedia project now underway at the
> Brooklyn Museum. You will recall that they were one of the first mass image
> uploads to Commons before GLAM really got off the ground. They also did a
> project called WikiPop with iPads linking to Wikipedia articles in exhibits.
> Now they are tackling QR codes.
>
> They actually are quite critical of QR codes and have put a lot of time into
> analyzing their usage. Shelley had about given up on QR codes until she saw
> the results of the Children's Museum's use of QRpedia. You can see the
> blogpost for more. I have since been working with her to peripherally advise
> on a Wikipedia QR code project, which they have branded "WikiLink."
>
> Article: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2012/04/24/wikilink-qr-redux/
>
> Some notes:
>
> - This is not a QRpedia project. This is because this is a pilot project
> that is very much dependent on very concise metrics which Shelley wanted to
> have control over. She knew that Terence and the QRpedia team were a great
> resource; but it made the most sense for her to cut out the middle man and
> tackle her metrics herself.
>
> - In spite of some Wikimedia staff advisement, this is not a formal
> GLAM-Wiki project and I will not be listing it as such in any formal way.
> They are friends of Wikipedia and WM:NY but are not necessarily within the
> formal fold right now. This may change in the future, but for now they're
> rocking and rolling on their own, and we're fine to support them in any way
> that they need. I will be dispersing word about this project via the
> @glamwiki social media channels, but that doesn't imply that they're an
> official glam-wiki cooperation.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions!
> There will be more blogging and findings coming down the line. And these
> findings may help us in our own outreach. So be on the look out.
>
> Lori
>
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