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Wikimedia Commons Social History Photo Initiative
The document discusses a networking event focused on incorporating historical photographs from Queensland into Wikimedia Commons to promote social history and education. It highlights the significance of Wikimedia as a vast information repository and emphasizes the importance of digitizing cultural content for public access and educational purposes. Additionally, it mentions the use of the Ning platform for the Museums Australia community to share ideas and events related to their initiatives.
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Wikimedia Commons Social History Photo Initiative
- 1. M&GSQ Networking Event David Milne Manager Strategic Learning 4 th December 2009 Wikimedia Commons Social History Photo Initiative Museums Australia Education Network ‘NING’ site &
- 2. GLAM/Wikimedia Commons Initiative First steps taken to upload a selection of plate glass negative digitised photographs . Photos depict life in Ipswich Queensland at the beginning of the 20 th century . QM has over 1000 photos in its collection taken by Bert Roberts.
- 3. How do Ifind this social history photograph resource?
- 4. Google ‘BertRoberts Wikimedia Commons’
- 5. Museums Australia BLOGWikimedia Commons Site
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- 9. Quick ‘Wikimedia’ FactsWikimedia is the largest, most consulted and most accessible information sources available on the internet. Wikipedia has thirteen-million articles accessible and is now the biggest world-wide encyclopaedia. Wikimedia is a not-for-profit, non-hierarchical organisation which is dependent on skilled volunteer writers and editors to disseminate world knowledge. There are only 28 full-time employees world-wide. There is a global writing community of over 100,000 contributors Wikimedia Commons is a repository of nearly 5 million useable media files with free to use Creative Commons licenses English is the main language medium for the encyclopaedia but there are articles in 200 other languages Articles can only be published if they meet ‘ notability’ criteria, are ‘unbiased’ and cite ‘ authoritative published articles’. No original research can be published.
- 10. Additional Genealogical Researchby Wikimedia Researchers
- 11. The Photos are:High resolution images (3-4 MB) Suitable for repurposing Primarily to support student projects Promote historical inquiry skills
- 12. Five Women onQueenslander Steps
- 13. Historical Inquiry Questions Study the clothes the five women are wearing. Use the Wikimedia magnifying glass to highlight the dress designs and motifs. Why do you think this photograph was taken? Where do you think the women might be going? During what era do you think this photograph was taken? Who do you think these women might be? What rules about dress and fashion do you think these women followed? Why do you think the girl is wearing a short dress, while the women are wearing longer dresses? Make a list of the similarities and differences between the clothes worn today and those in the photograph Describe the hairstyles of the four older women.
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- 16. IpswichPhoto Society What clues help to inform you of the time period when this photo was taken? Look closely. What season do you think this is? How many people are wearing hats? What reasons would hats be worn other than protection from the sun? Did men and women have different or similar hobbies during this period? List as many differences as you can between the cameras in this photo and modern day digital cameras. Can identify the model of early motor-car in the background. Can you spot Bert Roberts? Historical Inquiry Questions
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- 19. Comment by Liam Wyatt on November 17, 2009 at 2:09pm Thanks for this and I can say that from the Wikipedia perspective we're very happy to have these images to be available as this represents Australia's first cultural content donation to Wikimedia. I personally announced this collaboration to the Wikimedia Multimedia Usability meeting in Paris last week and requests such as better reporting metrics (on usage, click-throughs etc.) is definitely on the agenda. Once again, thanks!
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- 21. Your GLAM InstitutionCan Add photographic content to Wikimedia Commons (objects, artefacts, artwork etc) Learn about Copyright and Creative Commons licensing Take small steps towards digitising your collections Improve public accessibility Extend curatorial knowledge about collection items Use social media to share your initiative and gather feedback
- 22. Museums Australia ‘ NING’ site
- 23. What’s Ning allabout? Ning is a social media tool that enables ‘communities of interest’ or ‘ special interest groups’ to interact, share ideas, highlight events and discuss emerging issues on-line. Think of a ‘ Professional Facebook’ Museums Australia have adopted Ning as their new communication platform
- 24. So what doesthe Museums Australia (MANEXUS) site look like? http://manexus.ning.com/
- 25. Help to getstarted Forum: topic of the day Write your own Blog Invite your friends to join
- 26. MA Members Objectof the week Spruik your event Topical Blog Posts
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- 34. Museums Australia GroupsMA Education National Network
- 35. Join Today! Newsabout the Australian National Curriculum News about the 2010 MA Conference Coming soon
- 36. Museums Australia (EducationNational Network) Link http://manexus.ning.com/group/maeducationnationalnetwork
- 37. Contact and WebResource Link David Milne 38429425 QM Web Based Learning Resources http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/education/learningresources.asp