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== Description == | |||
We will support the digitization and release under an open license of cultural content, particularly where this content will be used in Wikipedia and on Wikimedia Commons. We will aim to have 4,000 culturally significant media files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in 2012. | We will support the digitization and release under an open license of cultural content, particularly where this content will be used in Wikipedia and on Wikimedia Commons. We will aim to have 4,000 culturally significant media files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in 2012. | ||
== Amount == | |||
£20,000 | £20,000 | ||
== Budget responsibility == | |||
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== Timetable for activities == | |||
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== Success Criteria == | |||
* That an appropriate collection(s) is/are found. | * That an appropriate collection(s) is/are found. | ||
* That suitable equipment and facilities are provided. | * That suitable equipment and facilities are provided. | ||
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* That this project leads to a significant amount of pre-existing digitised content being made freely available. | * That this project leads to a significant amount of pre-existing digitised content being made freely available. | ||
== Risks == | |||
* Medium risk: That the targets are too ambitious | * Medium risk: That the targets are too ambitious. | ||
* Medium risk: That partner organisations misunderstand the implications of releasing digitized content via the Wikimedia projects | * Medium risk: That partner organisations misunderstand the implications of releasing digitized content via the Wikimedia projects. | ||
* High risk: That an insufficient number of works are released under a free license compared with the | * Medium risk: That WMUK's contribution towards the digitization efforts are not suitably acknowledged. | ||
* High risk: That an insufficient number of works are released under a free license compared with the donated funds that have been expended on digitizing them. | |||
== Results == | |||
See [[:commons:Category:War art in The National Archives (United Kingdom)]], (??? WMUK corresponding category for documents that it has funded the digitization of?) | |||
Revision as of 22:41, 4 May 2012
Description
We will support the digitization and release under an open license of cultural content, particularly where this content will be used in Wikipedia and on Wikimedia Commons. We will aim to have 4,000 culturally significant media files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in 2012.
Amount
£20,000
Budget responsibility
Timetable for activities
| Date | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | £5,000 | Digitization project at the National Archives |
| Later | £15,000 | ?? |
Success Criteria
- That an appropriate collection(s) is/are found.
- That suitable equipment and facilities are provided.
- That agreed targets for the timescale and scope of the work are agreed.
- That this is monitored and achieved.
- That cost-effective digitization is achieved
- That this project leads to a significant amount of pre-existing digitised content being made freely available.
Risks
- Medium risk: That the targets are too ambitious.
- Medium risk: That partner organisations misunderstand the implications of releasing digitized content via the Wikimedia projects.
- Medium risk: That WMUK's contribution towards the digitization efforts are not suitably acknowledged.
- High risk: That an insufficient number of works are released under a free license compared with the donated funds that have been expended on digitizing them.
Results
See commons:Category:War art in The National Archives (United Kingdom), (??? WMUK corresponding category for documents that it has funded the digitization of?)