Love this idea, Bob. Thanks for sharing. Are you envisioning this as a digital album or digital project or analog? D On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Bob Kosovsky &lt;bobkosovsky(a)nypl.org&gt;wrote;wrote: -- Dorothy Howard, Open Data Fellow Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) 212.228.2320 x127 Web <http://metro.org/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/tweetmetro> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/2197752> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/METRO-Metropolitan-New-York-Libra… _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries

I think it’s a good idea. Could be a fun add on to an editing event, and I can see it being very successful in a campus environment where there are many lovely (and sometimes hidden) library spots. I know very little about how these work in general, but I have in mind that they are sort of like photo scavenger hunts, with the end results being loaded into Commons. One question – if a GLAM professional takes photos and uploads them to Commons for their library and then uses those photos in the article about the institution, does this constitute a COI?**** ** ** I don’t know why this (or any) WLL event would need to be limited to a particular time of year. Good anytime when it’s decent outside!**** ** ** Thank you!**** ** ** Merrilee**** ** ** *From:* libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Bob Kosovsky *Sent:* Monday, October 14, 2013 2:15 PM *To:* Wikimedia & Libraries *Subject:* Re: [libraries] Another idea for Wikipedia Loves Libraries**** ** ** Hi Dorothy,**** ** ** I'm not envisioning anything specific but just the idea. It could be a photograph contest, it could be a way to to foster cooperation between Wikipedians and libraries by adding imagery to Commons and articles. (I've previously been inspired by Michael Stephens who often takes library photographs for his blog Tame The Web, although I find that most libraries are very suspicious of people taking photographs before you win their confidence.)**** ** ** It's another activity to enhance the Wikipedia Loves Library campaign.**** ** ** Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -**** ** ** On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Dorothy Howard &lt;dhoward(a)metro.org&gt; wrote: **** Love this idea, Bob. Thanks for sharing. Are you envisioning this as a digital album or digital project or analog? D**** ** ** On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Bob Kosovsky &lt;bobkosovsky(a)nypl.org&gt; wrote:**** On a visit to ta friend's house, I saw that he has this new coffee-table book "The Library: A World History." It has beautiful photographs (interior and exterior shots) from all over the world of libraries from Roman times to the present (including plenty in Asia that were totally unfamiliar to me).**** ** ** Immediately I thought that Wikipedia's photograph hunts (e.g. "Wiki Loves Monuments") could be combined with Wikipedia Loves Libraries to create a fabulous record of libraries in communities the world over, large and small. **** ** ** Perhaps next year? **** ** ** -- Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -**** _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries**** -- **** Dorothy Howard, Open Data Fellow Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)**** 212.228.2320 x127**** Web <http://metro.org/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/tweetmetro> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/2197752> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/METRO-Metropolitan-New-York-Libra… **** ** ** _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries**** _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries