I reached out to Ginnie yesterday and she responded with enthusiasm! DCPL definitely sounds like a potential host/partner.<div>I just sent an email introduction to her and SJ.</div><div>Hopefully something will come of this!</div>
<div>Nate</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Samuel Klein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="http://meta.sj">meta.sj</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
You might find out if the D.C. PL have similar thoughts and might be<br>
interested in hosting a lab.<br>
<br>
The most central need is either an existing space that we could use<br>
for the summer - say if they had a building with rooms that already<br>
handle digitzation and could be built out - or a new somewhat unused<br>
space. Preferably run by an organization that has its own ideas along<br>
these lines, since we would want to include them as a central partner<br>
and leave the lab there once built as the first of its kind.<br>
<br>
Bonus for them: some free hardware and expertise, and a spotlight and<br>
some new activity over the summer.<br>
Bonus for liblabs: basic plant and logistics taken care of, and an<br>
existing stream of potential users/participants coming to the<br>
building.<br>
<br>
SJ<br>
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2011/6/20 Nate Hill <<a href="mailto:nathanielhill@gmail.com">nathanielhill@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> Hello again all... for what it's worth, I do know Ginnie Cooper, the D.C.<br>
> Public Library Director.<br>
> I saw past threads about looking for folks to collaborate with in D.C. - I'd<br>
> be happy to introduce anyone to her if that is helpful.<br>
> -Nate<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Samuel Klein <<a href="http://meta.sj" target="_blank">meta.sj</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> So: some great ideas suggested so far<br>
>> - work with George Mason's History and New Media project (awesome for<br>
>> historical reasons - they funded the first Wikimedia-related grant I<br>
>> ever applied for, in early 2005).<br>
>> Q: do they have space for a lab?<br>
>><br>
>> - the top idea on <a href="http://www.allourideas.org/dpla/results" target="_blank">http://www.allourideas.org/dpla/results</a> : "work with<br>
>> GPO, DTIC, NARA etc to provide access to fed docs, perhaps offering<br>
>> assistance for digitization"<br>
>> Q: A liblab could definitely do this. What do those orgs currently<br>
>> need in the way of help?<br>
>> Related: how can we define a plan with the Internet Archive or other<br>
>> scanner-providers to get equipment soon?<br>
>><br>
>> Finally, I invited Nate Hill, a local librarian and eloquent writer<br>
>> from my public library (SJPL) who was at last week's meeting, to join<br>
>> this list. He has been thinking about how to set up library outposts,<br>
>> and can help advise on what might make a good first demonstration.<br>
>><br>
>> SJ<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:35 PM, K Anderson <<a href="mailto:andersonster@gmail.com">andersonster@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> > Yes, I've been looking for something like this too!<br>
>> > Kristin<br>
>> ><br>
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