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)
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