david milne, queensland museum - wikimedia commons & manexus ning

2009 Queensland MuseumStrategic Learning

M&GSQ Networking Event

David MilneManager Strategic Learning

4th December 2009

Wikimedia CommonsSocial History Photo Initiative

Museums AustraliaEducation Network ‘NING’ site

&


GLAM/Wikimedia Commons Initiative

First steps taken to upload a selection ofplate glass negative digitised photographs.Photos depict life in Ipswich Queensland atthe beginning of the 20th century.QM has over 1000 photos in its collectiontaken by Bert Roberts.


How do I find this social historyphotograph resource?


Google ‘Bert Roberts Wikimedia Commons’


Museums AustraliaBLOG

Wikimedia CommonsSite


Quick ‘Wikimedia’ FactsWikimedia is the largest, most consulted and most accessibleinformation sources available on the internet.Wikipedia has thirteen-million articles accessible and is now thebiggest world-wide encyclopaedia.Wikimedia is a not-for-profit, non-hierarchical organisation which isdependent on skilled volunteer writers and editors to disseminate worldknowledge.There are only 28 full-time employees world-wide.There is a global writing community of over 100,000 contributorsWikimedia Commons is a repository of nearly 5 million useable mediafiles with free to use Creative Commons licensesEnglish is the main language medium for the encyclopaedia but thereare articles in 200 other languagesArticles can only be published if they meet ‘notability’ criteria, are‘unbiased’ and cite ‘authoritative published articles’. No originalresearch can be published.


Additional GenealogicalResearch by Wikimedia

Researchers


The Photos are:

High resolution images (3-4 MB)

Suitable for repurposing

Primarily to support student projects

Promote historical inquiry skills


Five Women onQueenslander

Steps


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 arewearing longer dresses?Make a list of the similarities and differences between the clothes worn todayand those in the photographDescribe the hairstyles of the four older women.


Wikimedia View


Ipswich Photo Society

What clues help to inform you of the time period when this photo wastaken?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 thisperiod?List as many differences as you can between the cameras in this photoand modern day digital cameras.Can identify the model of early motor-car in the background.Can you spot Bert Roberts?

Historical Inquiry Questions


Museum 3.0 Blog


Feedback


Comment by Liam Wyatt on November 17, 2009 at2:09pm Thanks for this and I can say that from the Wikipedia

perspective we're very happy to have these images tobe available as this represents Australia's first culturalcontent donation to Wikimedia.

I personally announced this collaboration to theWikimedia Multimedia Usability meeting in Paris lastweek and requests such as better reporting metrics (onusage, click-throughs etc.) is definitely on the agenda.Once again, thanks!


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


Museums Australia

‘NING’ site


What’s Ning all about?

Ning is a social media tool that enables ‘communities ofinterest’ 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 newcommunication platform


So what does the Museums Australia(MANEXUS) site look like?

http://manexus.ning.com/


Help to getstarted

Forum: topic ofthe day

Write your ownBlogInvite your

friends to join


MA Members

Object ofthe week

Spruik yourevent

Topical BlogPosts


Museums AustraliaGroups

MA EducationNational Network


Join Today!

News about theAustralianNational

Curriculum

News aboutthe 2010 MAConference

Coming soon


Museums Australia (Education National Network) Link

http://manexus.ning.com/group/maeducationnationalnetwork


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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