Yep, collaboration might mean allowing tripods, etc. Or perhaps giving
access to objects not on display? Maybe even taking a few objects out of
their cases temporarily?
The types of photos taken to illustrate Wikipedia might be different to
general ones shared on Flickr too (more close-ups perhaps?) Wikipedia
already seems to use Creative Commons licensed photos from Flickr a fair
amount, so I'm guessing they're looking for something different.
Perhaps this is a better opportunity for the smaller museums than the big
nationals though?
Frankie
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Ridge Mia
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Wouldn't most museums that allow photography already have a range of
> decent photos on other sites like Flickr already? Unless they're asking
> that museums allow tripods and more equipment setup for the project?
>
> cheers, Mia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Frankie Roberto
> Sent: 17 August 2009 09:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Call for museum participants in 'Britain Loves Wikipedia'
>
> I just spotted this:
> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Initiatives/Britain_Loves_Wikipedia via a
> fairly prominent link on Wikipedia.
>
> They'd like to partner with museums to organise events in which
> volunteers
> take photographs (and perhaps notes from interpretation?) to help
> improve
> Wikipedia.
>
> I'd suggest that it's only really museums which allow photography and
> don't
> have complicated copyright restrictions (ie not the National Portrait
> Gallery) who should get involved. Given that though, it could be a good
> opportunity to get some quality photographs of your museums (Creative
> Commons licensed so that you can use them freely), and perhaps to
> improve
> the coverage of your collections on Wikipedia
>
> Potential participants should read Brooklyn Museum's write-up of the
> lessons
> learnt from their Wikipedia Loves Art project:
> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/03/31/
> wikipedia-loves-art-lessons-learned-part-1-pre-competition/(summary<http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/03/31/%0Awikipedia-loves-art-lessons-learned-part-1-pre-competition/%28summary>
> :
> keep it simple, and minimise your own workload).
>
> The project lead is Mike Peel, who can be contacted at
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Frankie
>
>
> (Disclosure: I'm a member of Wikimedia UK, although not a particularly
> active one)
>
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