National archive posting millions of photos to Wikipedia
Published: 4 Dec 08 14:38 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20081204-15913.html
The German National Archive announced on Thursday that some 100,000 digitalized historical photos were available for the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia in a dual project that will eventually make about 11 million photos available for public use.
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The archive decided which photos to release first based on their experience of the most popular requests and also worked with the Federal Press Office on the project. Images include documentation of the Holocaust, Weimar Republic era, public demonstrations and other important events in contemporary history, Kuhl said.
“Everyone here is involved somehow, and it is a work in progress,” she said. “We have some 11 million pictures and have about 150,000 together, so it's only a fraction at the moment.”
The digital photos will be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, where users will then be able to attach them to corresponding entries on Wikipedia.
“The cooperation shows how important Wikipedia has become,” head of Wikimedia Deutschland Sebastian Moleski told news agency DDP.
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