The National Library of Scotland has cleared about 2500 images to be released to Commons as part of the Wikimedian in Residence programme - which is fantastic! The tricky part is that I as the Wikimedian in Residence don't have the technical experience that seems to be required to go about doing that myself.
I've looked through some of the previous successful uploads, and am having trouble tracing the process through from conceptualisation to realisation. I was hoping to use the GWToolset but I'm lacking the documentation that tells me how to go about preparing the metadata and the files and how to (reasonably) successfully execute the upload. I know that the BL has recently had a successful batch upload and I've spoken to Andrew about this, but I also am aware that things have been evolving since then and I'm keen to do this as efficiently and quickly as possible. I'm therefore reaching out for any assistance to make this happen.
The idea was to do a series of smaller large uploads (between a couple hundred and a thousand images at a time) that would be grouped according to theme - this is partly an attempt to facilitate their use on Wikipedia and elsewhere once on commons. I will work on this end with anyone who can give me ideas and/or flat out dummy's guide directions to get things organised, I mainly need a hand getting started.
We are entirely flexible in the output of the metadata, as it's currently just sitting in a database, and the files are already sitting in an open webspace, so it's just a question of getting things from point A to point B with all of the appropriate information attached, really. If this works, then the NLS would be able to use this process in the long term to hopefully upload thousands more images, maps, and other digitised content, so while the trial run is small it will have a large impact in the end.
Any help/ideas either onlist or on my Commons talk page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ACrockford would be fantastic.
Cheers,
Ally
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Dear Daniel, my name is Esther Bondi founder of "Hurting Mothers
Project,Inc. 930 Salt Spring Rd. Youngstown oh 44509 Phone bumber 330
984 7857 am interested in Wiki and Glam. How may I be apart of your
company. Thank you!
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Dear Editor, whom may i talk too in creating a magazine for the
Hurting Mothers Project, Inc. Thank you! Esther Bondi 330 984 7857
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> From: Bob Kosovsky <bobkosovsky(a)nypl.org>
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> HI Derric,
>
> There are separate GLAM email lists to which I'm forwarding your message.
> GLAM folk: since Derric is not subscribed, you should ensure that your
> message goes to him directly.
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> Bob
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Derric Atzrott <datzrott(a)alizeepathology.com>
> Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:25 PM
> Subject: [libraries] GLAM: Frederick Historical Society
> To: Wikimedia & Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> Over the weekend I spoke with some folks from the Frederick Historical
> Society about Wikipedia and Wikisource and the value that their collection
> has. I mentioned the GLAM initiative to them, and they seemed interested.
> One person even printed out the GLAM page [0] for reference.
>
>
>
> Do any of you have experience setting up GLAM initiatives with archives?
> They have a lot of pre-1927 documents and photos that I suspect could be
> very useful to Wikipedia editors and the public as a whole. How would be
> the best way to approach trying to set something up. I myself actually am
> not as familiar with GLAM as I could be. Is there any pages that I should
> make sure I am familiar with as well?
>
>
>
> Note: This is unrelated to the edit-a-thon thread. The edit-a-thon is
> being hosted by my local public library. Here I am trying to set something
> up with my local historical society.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Derric Atzrott
>
> Computer Specialist
>
> Alizee Pathology
>
>
>
> [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM
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HI Derric,
There are separate GLAM email lists to which I'm forwarding your message.
GLAM folk: since Derric is not subscribed, you should ensure that your
message goes to him directly.
Bob
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From: Derric Atzrott <datzrott(a)alizeepathology.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:25 PM
Subject: [libraries] GLAM: Frederick Historical Society
To: Wikimedia & Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello,
Over the weekend I spoke with some folks from the Frederick Historical
Society about Wikipedia and Wikisource and the value that their collection
has. I mentioned the GLAM initiative to them, and they seemed interested.
One person even printed out the GLAM page [0] for reference.
Do any of you have experience setting up GLAM initiatives with archives?
They have a lot of pre-1927 documents and photos that I suspect could be
very useful to Wikipedia editors and the public as a whole. How would be
the best way to approach trying to set something up. I myself actually am
not as familiar with GLAM as I could be. Is there any pages that I should
make sure I am familiar with as well?
Note: This is unrelated to the edit-a-thon thread. The edit-a-thon is
being hosted by my local public library. Here I am trying to set something
up with my local historical society.
Thank you,
Derric Atzrott
Computer Specialist
Alizee Pathology
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM
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