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Comment by David Milne on October 29, 2009 at 10:49am

Post GLAM-Wiki conference, a really helpful and positive relationship has been established between the Queensland Museum and a member of the Queensland Wikimedia community. Uploading a small sample of copyright free photographs from the museum's extensive collection onto Wiki Commons has been a slow process. This is not technically challenging, but ensuring that in-house policies and procedures are met requires considered thought.

I have written a blog over on MANEXUS which sheds some light on broader issues which the GLAM sector have to contend with in relation to the adoption of various forms of social media which may be of interest, particularly to the Wikimedia community.

http://manexus.ning.com/profiles/blogs/back-at-reality-ranch-social

Comment by Paul Reynolds on September 22, 2009 at 11:39am

What do people think about trying to organise a GLAM Wiki event in their own regions - starting with the UK?
And if this did happen - would/should we be asking different questions both of Wikimedia and the local GLAM sector?
And if these regional/local events happened, would you turn up and if so, what would you want out of the session?

Comment by Katherine Petrole on September 22, 2009 at 10:59am

In a Collections Care and Management class at IUPUI, our project this semester is to create condition reports on outdoor sculptures on IUPUI's campus on Wikipedia. I think the goal is to try out using Wikipedia as a database-of-sorts for providing information on public art in Indianapolis!

Comment by Lise Broer on September 4, 2009 at 5:08pm

Pleasant surprises: The Montreal Museum of Fine Art is using updated Library of Congress notes, based upon a discovery I made during restoration. Currently looking for Canadian Wikimedians (preferably Quebecois) to contact the museum.

Comment by Jonathan Cooper on August 12, 2009 at 2:24pm

For those who are interested, Senator Kate Lundy's keynote address to GLAM WIKI is online

Comment by Kate Stone on August 11, 2009 at 8:36pm

Gerard's blog post is a nice response to Angelina's questions and all round summing up of the points of connection. And the Netherlands / Indonesian exercise is really interesting.
My own thoughts re GLAM Wiki here

Comment by Gerard Meijssen on August 11, 2009 at 6:49pm

For your information, maybe amusement, I have been blogging about GLAM quite a bit..

One thing it covers is how we are trying to do partner with GLAM in the Netherlands ..
Thanks,
GerardM

Comment by Lise Broer on August 11, 2009 at 5:21pm

Was too far away from Canberra to attend (am a good swimmer but not quite strong enough to dog paddle from San Diego), yet perhaps my latest blog post is a partial answer to her concerns. A lot of historic media gets neglected because physical restoration is not possible and digital restoration would not be feasible on a paid basis. This is an area where dedicated volunteers bring considerable benefits to cultural institutions within a wiki environment.

Comment by Pru on August 11, 2009 at 2:53am

Thanks Angelina and Gerard.
I agree that Angelina's questions are big ones, but I certainly came away from GLAM-WIKI energised by the thoughtfulness and willingness of participants to consider new ways of working. It was wonderful to have the power of the volunteer so apparent, and I was particularly glad to have 2 days where kpis (Key Performance Indicators) were not purely about commercial interests and narrow definitions of value.
I have uploaded the slides that represented my thinking pre-GLAM-WIKI with a few suggestions for ongoing action.

Comment by Gerard Meijssen on August 10, 2009 at 7:43pm

On my blog I have tried to answer many of Angelina Russo's points...

What I do not know is what a kpi is.. :)
Thanks,
GerardM

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