1. M&GSQ Networking Event
Wikimedia Commons
Social History Photo Initiative
&
Museums Australia
Education Network ‘NING’ site
4th December 2009
David Milne
Manager Strategic Learning
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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 20th century.
QM has over 1000 photos in its collection
taken by Bert Roberts.
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3. How do I find this social history
photograph resource?
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4. Google ‘Bert Roberts Wikimedia Commons’
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5. Wikimedia Commons
Site
Museums Australia
BLOG
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9. Quick ‘Wikimedia’ Facts
Wikimedia 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.
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10. Additional Genealogical
Research by Wikimedia
Researchers
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11. The Photos are:
High resolution images (3-4 MB)
Suitable for repurposing
Primarily to support student projects
Promote historical inquiry skills
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12. Five Women on
Queenslander
Steps
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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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14. Wikimedia View
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16. Historical Inquiry Questions
Ipswich Photo 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?
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17. Museum 3.0 Blog
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18. Feedback
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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 Institution Can
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
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22. Museums Australia
‘NING’ site
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23. What’s Ning all about?
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
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24. So what does the Museums Australia
(MANEXUS) site look like?
http://manexus.ning.com/
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25. Write your own
Invite your Blog
friends to join
Forum: topic of
the day
Help to get
started
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26. Object of
the week
MA Members
Topical Blog
Posts
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34. Museums Australia
Groups
MA Education
National Network
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35. Coming soon
News about the
Australian
National
Curriculum
News about Join Today!
the 2010 MA
Conference
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36. Museums Australia (Education National Network) Link
http://manexus.ning.com/group/maeducationnationalnetwork
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37. Contact and Web Resource Link
David Milne 38429425
QM Web Based Learning Resources
http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/education/learningresources.asp
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