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