Thanks for sharing, Bob. And I'm glad some local NYC-ers were able to
attend this event. I know Neal was very excited about it, and I was sad to
have not been able to attend.
Another link made its way to me as well:
http://centerforthehumanities.org/events/The-Commons-and-Digital-Humanities…
I think it's interesting that they called out GLAM-Wiki in the description
of the event. I think the fact that they didn't talk about Wikipedia very
much is telling of the fact that we've arrived. It doesn't need to be
discussed much anymore (at least among the forward thinking folks like
Neal, Tina, Michael and presumably William : ).but instead it's "this is
great, now what can we do."
This was the same feeling I got at Museum Computer Network in Seattle a few
weeks ago. The sense was that, "GLAM-Wiki is an inspiring first step, and
you all have emerged as leaders in regards to open culture in GLAMs. Now
help us come together around a broader initiative of Open Culture in the
US," (speaking of something similar to OKFN and Open Cultuur Data, which
are so strong in the UK, the Netherlands, and elsewhere.)
This is in fact the next step that we're working on here in the US. I'll
have more to report in another couple weeks.
I'm working on a blog post about our time at Museum Computer Network where
I'll be going into more details on my thoughts about this. But couldn't
resist piping up now, too. : )
Thanks Bob! I look forward to the video.
Best,
Lori
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Bob Kosovsky <bobkosovsky(a)nypl.org> wrote:
> Last night the Graduate Center of the City University of New York held a
> panel discussion with four museum professionals:
>
> Christina DePaolo, Balboa Park Online Collaborative
> Michael Edson, Smithsonian Institution
> William Noel, University of Pennsylvania
> Neal Stimmler, Metropolitan Museum of Art
>
> The web announcement for the event is here:
>
> http://cunydhi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2012/11/07/wednesday-november-28-the-com…
>
> Although the evening was billed as a session on museums and digital
> humanities, it was devoted to thoughts, ideas and strategies about museums
> engaging with the digital world. Although Wikipedia was mentioned only
> once, all of these individuals appeared extremely determined to open their
> collections to the public through digitization, and creating/adding value
> to them by harnessing the knowledge of the communities that are attracted
> to them.
>
> One of the questions at the end wondered why all the institutions used
> Flickr instead of their own websites. The responses made an argument for
> being "out there," that people will find the materials more easily when
> they're on Flickr than if kept within the museums' sites.
>
> You can still catch most of the tweets if you search the hashtag: #cunydhi
>
> I mention it here because they video-recorded the panel. I strongly
> suspect the video could become a forceful argument for convincing
> organizations to partner with GLAM-Wiki people. I'll watch out for when
> the video become available and maybe someone can post the link on the
> Wikimedia GLAM pages.
>
>
>
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Hello,
I work for the WalterP. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at
Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. We are an archives
specializingin labor history, Detroit urban history, and the history of
Wayne State University. We recently became aware of your GLAM
initiative, and we are interested in becoming involved. I am writing to
see what next steps we should take. I did not see any local contacts or
chapters in the Detroit area. We would be interested in having a
Wikimedian assigned to us. Alternatively, we'd like some guidance on
what we can do internally without a Wikimedian being assigned to us.
Please feel free to contact me through any of the methods listed in my
signature below.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
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Hi all,
I am in discussion with a UK museum over the release of an image from
their digital collection under more liberal terms than CC BY NC. It is
of a portrait made around 1915, of someone who died before 1930. I
don't know who the painter was, nor whether or when they died. I don't
know who made the photo or whether the portrait is actually in the
museum (I suppose it is).
Is the above information sufficient to determine the copyright status
of the digital copy?
Thanks for any pointers,
Daniel
Museum Computer Network wrapped up this week, with wikilove abounding. As
Maarten mentioned, we had quite the contingent of Wikipedians representing
in a variety of sessions and events. But, as with most of the conferences
this year, it more importantly became more about the GLAM professionals
telling EACH OTHER that Wikipedia is worthwhile to take part in.
This was especially apparent in Michael Edson's Ignite:MCN talk, called
Jack the Museum. He did the entire thing in verse. He dedicates an entire
stanza to Wikipedia, and much more to the importance of connecting with the
crowd and opening up our institutions. Europeana gets a shout out too.
If you're short on time, cut to 1:22, which is where it gets really good
(through the end.)
Video: http://youtu.be/cTOC17b1yQY
Wikipedia stanza:
That wiki loves to show and grow
> what the people love to know
> ‘bout, the Himalayan snow,
> Madonna’s brand new beaux,
> Homer Simpson’s D’oh,
> all the things you gotta know.
> Where else you gonna get that, bro?
> A museum? I don’t think so.
Entire transcript:
http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/jack-the-museum-museums-in-the-age-of-scale
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Can I add a short explanatory detail to my email, i.e., that apart from my personal name to add my late husband's as well and to look as follows:
My name: Dr. Nirvana Khadr
My email: nirvokhadr(a)gmail.com
My spouse: (late) Gen. (UN Chief Commissioner of UN Peace Keeping Operation of Mozambique, 1994) Ali M. M. Mahmoud
Please reply about my above request. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nirvana Khadr
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Hi!
The Royal Library in Copenhagen has started making free e-books on demand
from Danish 1701-1900 books in their collections.
By doing this, they get more usage but less wear and tear and more space in
the reading room :-)
More on http://www.kb.dk/en/nb/samling/dod/index.html
Regards,
Ole
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Hello again,
I am currently playing around with a set of a few dozen videos that
are available in 1,920×1,080 pixels, which makes them not only very
time-consuming to upload but possible also difficult to render on slow
machines or slow connections.
So the question is whether to upload the full resolution version and/
or some smaller version. For a test, see
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/October_2012/Contents/Ge…
.
Thanks and cheers,
Daniel
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