Hello Fae,
There should be no explicit statement because the WMF holds it self-evident to preserve. The bigger problem might be the project scope. I don't know what kind of images your academic partners wishes to upload.
Kind regards Ziko
2011/6/2 Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com:
Hoi, It is the explicit goal of the Wikimedia Foundation to make information available for as long as it exist. In addition to this, there are several copies at the Internet Archive.
If there is no statement that satisfies your need, it will not be hard for the WMF board to come up with one. Having such a statement by tomorrow is a bit much to ask for. Thanks, GerardM
On 2 June 2011 13:29, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm taking part in an images discussion workshop with a number of academics tomorrow and could do with a statement about the WMF's long term commitment to supporting Wikimedia Commons (and other projects) in terms of the public availability of media. Is there an official published policy I can point to that includes, say, a 10 year or 100 commitment?
If it exists, this would be a key factor for researchers choosing where to share their images with the public.
Thanks, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags
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