Hi,
I spent this afternoon with representatives in the V&A (from Comms, Digitization and Documentation/Copyright) and supported by another Wikimedian (Jeanne who is interested in helping with fashion related topics on Wikipedia).
We have a track record of events with the V&A (the most recent being the collaboration on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu's_Tiger) but they would like to start long term planning events for next year for a sustained programme of activities and supported by a persistent community of interested Wikimedians rather than thinking of one-off events. Within the organization they are discussing the benefit of releasing a selection of high quality images/media of their collections, particularly where these would have significant impact on Wikipedia article quality, such as their key artefacts (sometimes referred to as "treasures"). We are also going to have a follow-up discussion on copyright as they are currently reviewing how to apply creative commons licenses on their publicly accessible database (http://collections.vam.ac.uk, at the moment commercial re-use would require a negotiation with the V&A each time) to make it much simpler for members of the public to understand how to re-use images, potentially some then usable on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons.
If you would like to help with future programmes or would like early involvement in the planning and consultation for events with staff and curators please drop me a note and I'll keep you copied in on future meetings as they happen. I am planning on being at the next London wikimeet (13th Nov) so you can buy me a coffee and bounce some ideas off me for 2012 if you prefer doing this in person. ;-)
Cheers, Fae (WM-UK trustee and GLAM budget holder) -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags
On 9 November 2011 21:48, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
Within the organization they are discussing the benefit of releasing a selection of high quality images/media of their collections, particularly where these would have significant impact on Wikipedia article quality, such as their key artefacts (sometimes referred to as "treasures").
WIN!
Can we make requests? I'd love some good pics of the Euphonicon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphonicon ...
- d.
Hi David,
Yes, needed images was a topic specifically raised, by the V&A staff. They would love to know where the "gaps" on Wikipedia or Commons are so they can target the programme, or look at releasing (or creating images/video).
I'm wondering if this needs to be part of a request page, similar to the image request list we started at the BM* (anyone want to set it up)? I can't promise a quick response but a good wish-list from our community would probably help the internal discussions enormously.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Photos_requested
Cheers, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags
On 9 November 2011 21:57, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
I'm wondering if this needs to be part of a request page, similar to the image request list we started at the BM* (anyone want to set it up)? I can't promise a quick response but a good wish-list from our community would probably help the internal discussions enormously. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Photos_requested
I think spreading a request link would be a big win, yes.
- d.
One quick thought: when I ask people to release images and they're a bit iffy about it, I sometimes ask them if they'd be more comfortable releasing a lower resolution version (we wouldn't normally display an image in an article at above 300px).
Oh, and I'm interested in being kept in the loop on anything like this. Is there a GLAM mailing list somewhere?
Harry
________________________________ From: David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 22:06 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: 2012 programme of events with the Victoria and Albert Museum
On 9 November 2011 21:57, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
I'm wondering if this needs to be part of a request page, similar to the image request list we started at the BM* (anyone want to set it up)? I can't promise a quick response but a good wish-list from our community would probably help the internal discussions enormously. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Photos_requested
I think spreading a request link would be a big win, yes.
- d.
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On 9 November 2011 22:14, HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com wrote:
One quick thought: when I ask people to release images and they're a bit iffy about it, I sometimes ask them if they'd be more comfortable releasing a lower resolution version (we wouldn't normally display an image in an article at above 300px).
Yes, we discussed (good) web-quality sizes this was the approach taken for the release of Tipu's Tiger images to Commons.
Oh, and I'm interested in being kept in the loop on anything like this. Is there a GLAM mailing list somewhere? Harry
Not yet. Perhaps a registration page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/VANDA (if it gets created) would be a good way of doing this?
Cheers, Fae
If this is a matter of interest; I have am SLR digital camera that is begging for some recent us - so if they would like a Wikipedian to come take some images and sort out the uploads... well, give me a shout :)
Tom
On 9 November 2011 21:57, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
Hi David,
Yes, needed images was a topic specifically raised, by the V&A staff. They would love to know where the "gaps" on Wikipedia or Commons are so they can target the programme, or look at releasing (or creating images/video).
I'm wondering if this needs to be part of a request page, similar to the image request list we started at the BM* (anyone want to set it up)? I can't promise a quick response but a good wish-list from our community would probably help the internal discussions enormously.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Photos_requested
Cheers, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags
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