Re: [Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-16 Thread Michael Maggs 
Well done. Really great work!

Michael


On 13 Jun 2014, at 15:28, Crockford, Ally  wrote:

> Hi all,
>  
> I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital content 
> from the National Library of Scotland’s collections have been successfully 
> uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week! This follows the acceptance in March 
> 2014 of a library-wide policy that places all NLS-generated metadata under a 
> CC-0 licence; digital content will be released under either a CC-0 or 
> CC-BY-NC-SA licence (unfortunately for the time being the NLS has chosen to 
> licence its master .tiff files as CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be reviewed 
> annually so we can only hope this is temporary). The Library will be issuing 
> an official press release early next week and the policy itself will be 
> available on our website.
>  
> Although it’s a small batch yet, this is still extremely exciting and is the 
> result of a combined effort from the NLS and Wikimedia UK; hopefully it is 
> just the first in many projects of this type both at the NLS and at other 
> Scottish organisations!
>  
> See the released content here:
>  
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tay_Bridge_disaster
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_of_the_Forth_Bridge
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scotia_Depicta
>  
> Cheers,
> Ally
>  
>  
>  
>  
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-13 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   You're building bridges Ally! Great stuff!
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   
   
   
On 13 June 2014 at 15:28 "Crockford, Ally"  wrote:
   


Hi all, 
  
I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital content from the National Library of Scotland’s collections have been successfully uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week! This follows the acceptance in March 2014 of a library-wide policy that places all NLS-generated metadata under a CC-0 licence; digital content will be released under either a CC-0 or CC-BY-NC-SA licence (unfortunately for the time being the NLS has chosen to licence its master .tiff files as CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be reviewed annually so we can only hope this is temporary). The Library will be issuing an official press release early next week and the policy itself will be available on our website. 
  
Although it’s a small batch yet, this is still extremely exciting and is the result of a combined effort from the NLS and Wikimedia UK; hopefully it is just the first in many projects of this type both at the NLS and at other Scottish organisations! 
  
See the released content here: 
  
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tay_Bridge_disaster 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_of_the_Forth_Bridge 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scotia_Depicta 
  
Cheers, Ally 
  
  
 
   
 
  
Ally Crockford 
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National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Scotland, UK 
  
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-13 Thread Richard Symonds 
Marvellous work Ally!

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On 13 June 2014 15:28, Crockford, Ally  wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
>
>
> I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital
> content from the National Library of Scotland’s collections have been
> successfully uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week! This follows the
> acceptance in March 2014 of a library-wide policy that places all
> NLS-generated metadata under a CC-0 licence; digital content will be
> released under either a CC-0 or CC-BY-NC-SA licence (unfortunately for the
> time being the NLS has chosen to licence its master .tiff files as
> CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be reviewed annually so we can only hope
> this is temporary). The Library will be issuing an official press release
> early next week and the policy itself will be available on our website.
>
>
>
> Although it’s a small batch yet, this is still extremely exciting and is
> the result of a combined effort from the NLS and Wikimedia UK; hopefully it
> is just the first in many projects of this type both at the NLS and at
> other Scottish organisations!
>
>
>
> See the released content here:
>
>
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tay_Bridge_disaster
>
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_of_the_Forth_Bridge
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scotia_Depicta
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ally
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Ally Crockford
>
> Wikimedian-In-Residence
>
> National Library of Scotland
> George IV Bridge
> Edinburgh EH1 1EW
> Scotland, UK
>
>
>
> e: a.crockf...@nls.uk
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-13 Thread Chris Keating 
W00t!

(As the young people say ;) )
On 13 Jun 2014 15:26, "Crockford, Ally"  wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
>
>
> I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital
> content from the National Library of Scotland’s collections have been
> successfully uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week! This follows the
> acceptance in March 2014 of a library-wide policy that places all
> NLS-generated metadata under a CC-0 licence; digital content will be
> released under either a CC-0 or CC-BY-NC-SA licence (unfortunately for the
> time being the NLS has chosen to licence its master .tiff files as
> CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be reviewed annually so we can only hope
> this is temporary). The Library will be issuing an official press release
> early next week and the policy itself will be available on our website.
>
>
>
> Although it’s a small batch yet, this is still extremely exciting and is
> the result of a combined effort from the NLS and Wikimedia UK; hopefully it
> is just the first in many projects of this type both at the NLS and at
> other Scottish organisations!
>
>
>
> See the released content here:
>
>
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tay_Bridge_disaster
>
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_of_the_Forth_Bridge
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scotia_Depicta
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ally
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Ally Crockford
>
> Wikimedian-In-Residence
>
> National Library of Scotland
> George IV Bridge
> Edinburgh EH1 1EW
> Scotland, UK
>
>
>
> e: a.crockf...@nls.uk
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-13 Thread Andy Mabbett 
On 13 June 2014 15:28, Crockford, Ally  wrote:

> I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital content
> from the National Library of Scotland’s collections have been successfully
> uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week!

Great news; well done.

> unfortunately for the time being the NLS has chosen
> to licence its master .tiff files as CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be
> reviewed annually so we can only hope this is temporary

Where can these be viewed?

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[Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-13 Thread Crockford, Ally 
Hi all,

I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital content 
from the National Library of Scotland's collections have been successfully 
uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week! This follows the acceptance in March 
2014 of a library-wide policy that places all NLS-generated metadata under a 
CC-0 licence; digital content will be released under either a CC-0 or 
CC-BY-NC-SA licence (unfortunately for the time being the NLS has chosen to 
licence its master .tiff files as CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be reviewed 
annually so we can only hope this is temporary). The Library will be issuing an 
official press release early next week and the policy itself will be available 
on our website.

Although it's a small batch yet, this is still extremely exciting and is the 
result of a combined effort from the NLS and Wikimedia UK; hopefully it is just 
the first in many projects of this type both at the NLS and at other Scottish 
organisations!

See the released content here:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tay_Bridge_disaster
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_of_the_Forth_Bridge
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scotia_Depicta

Cheers,
Ally




Ally Crockford
Wikimedian-In-Residence
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EW
Scotland, UK

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