On 7 Nov 2009, at 13:03, Gnangarra wrote:
> A collection that is now being added to commons,
>
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> From: Craig Franklin <
craig@halo-17.net>
> Date: 2009/11/6
> Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] The A E "Bert" Roberts photograph collection
> To: Wikimedia-au <
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>
members@lists.wikimedia.org.au
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>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I’m pleased to announce that based on some contacts that I made at
> the GLAM-WIKI conference back in August, and some onsite work that
> the Brisbane Wikimedia community has been doing at the Queensland
> Museum (QM), the Museum has commenced uploading digitized images
> from their “A E (Bert) Roberts” photograph collection to Commons.
> Bert Roberts was a coachbuilder from Ipswich in the early 1900s ,
> but also enjoyed photography and took photographs of a wide variety
> of subjects, chiefly scenes of everyday life in Queensland from the
> time. While not famous for his photography during his lifetime,
> after his death his collection of images came to be recognised as
> providing a unique view into the society of the time. His
> photographs are the subject of a Queensland Museum exhibition,
> which chiefly resides at their Toowoomba campus (the Cobb & Co
> Museum), but which presently has travelled to Ipswich for a limited
> time.
>
>
> So far, 21 images have been uploaded to Commons, but there are over
> a thousand glass plate negatives in total that the Museum has. You
> can see what’s been uploaded so far here:
>
>
>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A_E_%22Bert%
> 22_Roberts_plate_glass_photo_collection
>
>
> My request to all of you, basically, is to:
>
>
> · Categorise, enhance, and basically edit the file pages as
> much as possible.
>
> · Look for appropriate pages on Wikipedia and other places
> where this content can be used, and use it.
>
> · Spread the word that GLAM institutions are seeing the
> benefits of making their collections available through Commons and
> other free media repositories!
>
> · Watch out and make sure the pages aren’t vandalised, and
> any problems that crop up are dealt with quickly so that QM can
> concentrate on providing us with free content, and not learning
> arcane points of Wiki-law.
>
>
> Many of the original plate glass negatives held by the museum have
> not been digitised yet, but if there is anyone who would be
> interested in volunteering some of their time to learn how to do,
> and then actually *do* the digitisation, there may be an
> opportunity to get in and do that. If you’re interested (and
> preferably have some “serious” photography experience), let me know
> and I’ll pass your details on.
>
>
> It’s my hope that this will be but the first of many successful
> collaborations between WMAU people and GLAM institutions throughout
> the country. I already have a couple of other collaborations
> cooking away here in Queensland that will hopefully result in a win
> not only for the WM projects, but also open access to cultural and
> heritage material in general.
>
>
> If anyone has any questions regarding these particular images,
> please feel free to ask me!
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Craig Franklin
>
>
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