Hi Parker,
Op 19-5-2011 1:16, Parker schreef:
Hey gang,
I'm looking for advice on this project: http://images.freeculture.org/
I've scraped out images and metadata from a bunch of federal agency image libraries, and I want to make them more easily discoverable. I'm looking for feedback.
Do you know that I'm uploading NAVY images every day with an automated script? See https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/w/index.php?title=Special:Log... for what's coming in. At https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Batch_uploading you can find the different USgov sites in different stages of completion. See https://fisheye.toolserver.org/browse/multichill/bot/usgov for the source code (NAVY and FEMA up and running, rest might work).
- What's the easiest way to cross-post the images to wikimedia commons?
Batch upload bot? Maybe you are able to reuse some code.
- What else should I do to make the images easier to find?
Good categories is probably the most important thing.
- Any other feedback?
There are several open batch uploading request for USgov sites. Maybe you feel like working on that? If you use the pywikipedia library (like I do) you can easily upload the images once you extracted the metadata.
Maarten
This essay has the background on my thinking for this project so far: http://madebyparker.com/blog/2011/03/usable-more-than-just-open/