Hey Sara,
yes, it was quite a process. I guess getting the actual consent for
releasing the stuff under CC-ZERO was the easy part, mapping the (very
detailed) XML dumps from their catalogue system to the less extended format
on Commons was a lot of work.
-- Hay
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Sara Thomas <sa.thomas(a)live.com> wrote:
Fantastic! I'm trying to get a similar donation
here... do you know if it
took a long time to secure the donation?
Thanks!
Sara
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From: Olaf.Janssen(a)KB.nl
To: glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 08:57:47 +0000
Subject: Re: [GLAM] 2.500 pictures donated by Museum Catharijneconvent
Yes, this is an excellent donation indeed! I was particularly impressed
not only by the hires tiffs, but also by the extended (Dutch) description
of each object!
Met vriendelijke groet / With kind regards
Olaf Janssen
Wikipedia & open data coordinator
Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands
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