Yes Susanna,
That's right! I'm interested in getting these materials onto Wikimedia
Commons (and other appropriate WMF projects), however if the Local History
Room is staffed by volunteers, it's often more difficult to explain why
getting involved with Wikimedia/Wikipedia makes sense - there is a strong
sense of "ownership" of the materials, as opposed to "stewardship" of the
materials.
Stepping back, I'm also v curious as to how prevalent the model I wrote
about might be across the US.
…
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Bettina
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 2:11 AM, <giaccai(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Bettina,
> it is not clear to me wich is the connection you see between the
> situation you describe of Local History Rooms of Kent District Library and
> Wikipedia; does you suppose to describe this materials in Wikipedia?
>
> Ciao Susanna
>
>
>
> .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
> *Susanna Giaccai*
> Firenze
>
>
> 2013/10/24 Derric Atzrott <datzrott(a)alizeepathology.com>
>
>> I know that Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL) has something
>> similar that they do. Though I’m not entirely sure how much was donated by
>> the city, there are lots of materials that have been donated by others
>> living in the area. Two of the branches here have these rooms. They’ve
>> assigned them their own prefix similar to how the reference materials are
>> and keep track of the materials using the regular cataloguing system. The
>> rooms are kept under lock and key and in order to enter you have to
>> relinquish everything you have on you besides paper, pencil (no pens
>> allowed), camera, or laptop.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I believe they handle ownership issues by assigning ownership to the
>> library just like any other donated material would be. Though I’m not
>> entirely sure on this as I do not work for the library, just make use of
>> their history rooms.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> If you’d like I can try to put you in touch with someone from my local
>> library system?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Thank you,****
>>
>> Derric Atzrott****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:
>> libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Bettina Cousineau
>> *Sent:* 24 October 2013 12:43
>> *To:* libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> *Subject:* [libraries] Local History Rooms in Public Libraries****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hello! ****
>>
>> Background: In the Kent District Library District (MI) 9 of the 18
>> branches have Local History Rooms. The physical building (including the
>> LHRoom) is owned by the city/town, as are the Local History
>> contents/collections, while the public library materials are owned by the
>> library district. ****
>>
>> The Local History collections are grown by local donations, and overseen
>> by volunteers, who may or may not be library staff. ****
>>
>> The ownership of the collections is exceedingly murky, as there may be no
>> paperwork generated by the city/town when items are donated. Also,
>> cataloging of the collections may/may not exist, or exists on volunteers'
>> personal laptops. ****
>>
>> Question: Are there other examples of this relationship across the
>> country that you might be aware of? ****
>>
>> I'm curious as to how others may be handling this, if it all. ****
>>
>> Thanks, Bettina****
>>
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Hi
Thanks Lani, I will add this to the list that I'm compiling.
Bettina
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Bettina Cousineau <bdcousineau(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> Yes Susanna,
>
> That's right! I'm interested in getting these materials onto Wikimedia
> Commons (and other appropriate WMF projects), however if the Local History
> Room is staffed by volunteers, it's often more difficult to explain why
> getting involved with Wikimedia/Wikipedia makes sense - there is a …
[View More]strong
> sense of "ownership" of the materials, as opposed to "stewardship" of the
> materials.
>
> Stepping back, I'm also v curious as to how prevalent the model I wrote
> about might be across the US.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bettina
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 2:11 AM, <giaccai(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bettina,
>> it is not clear to me wich is the connection you see between the
>> situation you describe of Local History Rooms of Kent District Library and
>> Wikipedia; does you suppose to describe this materials in Wikipedia?
>>
>> Ciao Susanna
>>
>>
>>
>> .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
>> *Susanna Giaccai*
>> Firenze
>>
>>
>> 2013/10/24 Derric Atzrott <datzrott(a)alizeepathology.com>
>>
>>> I know that Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL) has something
>>> similar that they do. Though I’m not entirely sure how much was donated by
>>> the city, there are lots of materials that have been donated by others
>>> living in the area. Two of the branches here have these rooms. They’ve
>>> assigned them their own prefix similar to how the reference materials are
>>> and keep track of the materials using the regular cataloguing system. The
>>> rooms are kept under lock and key and in order to enter you have to
>>> relinquish everything you have on you besides paper, pencil (no pens
>>> allowed), camera, or laptop.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I believe they handle ownership issues by assigning ownership to the
>>> library just like any other donated material would be. Though I’m not
>>> entirely sure on this as I do not work for the library, just make use of
>>> their history rooms.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> If you’d like I can try to put you in touch with someone from my local
>>> library system?****
>>>
>>> ****
>>>
>>> Thank you,****
>>>
>>> Derric Atzrott****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:
>>> libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Bettina Cousineau
>>> *Sent:* 24 October 2013 12:43
>>> *To:* libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>>> *Subject:* [libraries] Local History Rooms in Public Libraries****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Hello! ****
>>>
>>> Background: In the Kent District Library District (MI) 9 of the 18
>>> branches have Local History Rooms. The physical building (including the
>>> LHRoom) is owned by the city/town, as are the Local History
>>> contents/collections, while the public library materials are owned by the
>>> library district. ****
>>>
>>> The Local History collections are grown by local donations, and overseen
>>> by volunteers, who may or may not be library staff. ****
>>>
>>> The ownership of the collections is exceedingly murky, as there may be
>>> no paperwork generated by the city/town when items are donated. Also,
>>> cataloging of the collections may/may not exist, or exists on volunteers'
>>> personal laptops. ****
>>>
>>> Question: Are there other examples of this relationship across the
>>> country that you might be aware of? ****
>>>
>>> I'm curious as to how others may be handling this, if it all. ****
>>>
>>> Thanks, Bettina****
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Libraries mailing list
>>> Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
>>>
>>>
>>
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Hello!
Background: In the Kent District Library District (MI) 9 of the 18 branches
have Local History Rooms. The physical building (including the LHRoom) is
owned by the city/town, as are the Local History contents/collections,
while the public library materials are owned by the library district.
The Local History collections are grown by local donations, and overseen by
volunteers, who may or may not be library staff.
The ownership of the collections is exceedingly murky, as there may be no
…
[View More]paperwork generated by the city/town when items are donated. Also,
cataloging of the collections may/may not exist, or exists on volunteers'
personal laptops.
Question: Are there other examples of this relationship across the country
that you might be aware of?
I'm curious as to how others may be handling this, if it all.
Thanks, Bettina
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For a possible presentation at next summer's International Association of
Music Libraries conference in Antwerp (July 13-18), we're seeking someone
who is involved with libraries and has a connection to Wikimedia
Deutschland or other national chapter of Wikimedia.
--
Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts,
Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2
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On a visit to ta friend's house, I saw that he has this new coffee-table
book "The Library: A World History." It has beautiful photographs
(interior and exterior shots) from all over the world of libraries from
Roman times to the present (including plenty in Asia that were totally
unfamiliar to me).
Immediately I thought that Wikipedia's photograph hunts (e.g. "Wiki Loves
Monuments") could be combined with Wikipedia Loves Libraries to create a
fabulous record of libraries in communities the …
[View More]world over, large and small.
Perhaps next year?
--
Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts,
Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2
Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users
- My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -
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Hi all -
Despite my best efforts to stay on top of everything at once, I've been
continually behind on what's up with wikipedia in the classroom.
I am working with a faculty member who is doing a course on women and
electronic music. There are quite a few articles that either don't exist in
this area or could use some editing.
I would love to see some case studies or examples from folks who have done
assignments based around these kinds of articles. We're definitely thinking
of something …
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but would love to get some advice/ hear about success stories.
Thanks!
Kathleen DeLaurenti
College of William & Mary
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FYI: The UC Riverside libraries are planning three events for Wikipedia
Loves Libraries this year :) If you or people you know are in southern
California, I encourage you to attend -- or participate remotely by working
on related articles!
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-california] Edit-a-thons at UC Riverside on 10/12,
10/26 & 11/23
To: San Francisco Wikimedians <wikimedia-…
[View More]sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
wikimedia-california(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hi all,
The UC Riverside libraries are holding three edit-a-thons as part of
Wikipedia Loves Libraries, on Oct. 12, Oct. 26, and Nov. 23 (all are
Saturdays).
Details are here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Riverside/WLL/2013
The edit-a-thons will focus on the very cool special collections at the
Riverside libraries, including the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and
Fantasy: http://eaton.ucr.edu/ -- "the largest publicly-accessible
collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror and utopian literature in
the world."
Other special collections that editors might want to use include the Water
Resources Archive (http://library.ucr.edu/wrca/), and a collection on the
Tuskegee Airmen archive (http://library.ucr.edu/tuskegee/). And of course
all of the other UCR library resources will be available as well.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take advantage of a great library and
librarians who are eager to share their collections! If you can attend in
person please do, or if not consider participating remotely -- feel free to
make reference requests on the talk page :) And please encourage your
friends in southern California to attend.
-- Phoebe
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Phoebe Ayers
Wikimedia Foundation | UC Davis Libraries
http://phoebeayers.info
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