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(a)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(a)gmail.com>om>:
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(a)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(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Yes, I've been looking for something like this too!
> > Kristin
> >
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