I forgot to say say that Katie Filbert did something of a follow-up to the Congressional Cemetery QR code project by getting Wikimapians to map out the Cemetery - now there is a good map of the Cemetery at http://www.openstreetmap.org/ (I confess that I don't know how their system works very well - try coordinates 38°52′52″N 76°58′38″W )
A follow-up like this is the best possible result of a project. I might work a bit differently than most folks in GLAM who like group projects. I did most of this project by borrowing from others, picking a "low hanging fruit" project (the articles were all there already) and putting in about 10 hours of work mostly by myself.
If anybody else would like to follow up on some low hanging fruit, I'll suggest the following: *Post QR codes in Universities - they almost all have multiple articles on the U, departments, faculty members, National Register of Historic Places sites, and at worst, the football team. They almost all have "free access" bulletin boards, as well *Starbucks - free access bulletin boards (just check with the manager first). The nearest NRHP site, the neighborhood, the city, the county may all have articles. *Historic churches, city halls, libraires, etc. If anybody wants help or specific advice, I'd love to help
Pete Ekman
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Peter Ekman pdekman@gmail.com wrote:
I've been having some luck with the Congressional Cemetery QR code project. I posted 60 codes there just before July 1. 25 Wikipedians had a group tour of the Cemetery during Wikimania.
Please see the news story on ABC ch 7 in Washington, July 17, 2012 at http://wj.la/M7BOUf
Some folks will notice that Ch. 7 credited me as being the founder of the Wikipedia QR Code project. My apologies to Roger Bamkin and Terence Eden.
All the best, Pete Ekman User:Smallbones