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| − | ==The hidden history of Oxford's favourite street== | + | |
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| + | == The hidden history of Oxford's favourite street == | ||
CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project. | CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project. | ||
| − | ===What is it?=== | + | === What is it? === |
| − | It's like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road. | + | It's like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road. |
| − | Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement freely available] for community use. | + | Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement freely available] for community use. |
The project will be officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. The workshops will collect memories and images, and show people how to add these to the website. | The project will be officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. The workshops will collect memories and images, and show people how to add these to the website. | ||
| − | ===Who made it?=== | + | === How do I get involved? === |
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| + | *Become a wiki editor — click the "request account" button at the top right of the page. See the [[How_to_contribute|how-to page]] for instructions. | ||
| + | *Come along to our next workshop on 13th August 2017, 3-5pm. This will be a 'wiki sprint' where we will be on hand to help you set up an account and add your material to the archive. | ||
| + | *Sign up to our newsletter using the box at the bottom right to get updates about the project, and to hear about upcoming events. | ||
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| + | === Who made it? === | ||
This is a project from artist [http://eleanorg.org Eleanor Greenhalgh] and programmer [https://charlieharvey.org.uk Charlie Harvey]. | This is a project from artist [http://eleanorg.org Eleanor Greenhalgh] and programmer [https://charlieharvey.org.uk Charlie Harvey]. | ||
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It uses software from [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki], and features some images from other open archives such as [http://www.geograph.org.uk/ Geograph]. We are working in partnership with [http://cowleyroadcarnival.co.uk Cowley Road Carnival] and have benefited from the advice and support of [http://lizwoolley.co.uk Liz Woolley] and the [http://www.olha.org.uk/ Oxfordshire Local History Association]. | It uses software from [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki], and features some images from other open archives such as [http://www.geograph.org.uk/ Geograph]. We are working in partnership with [http://cowleyroadcarnival.co.uk Cowley Road Carnival] and have benefited from the advice and support of [http://lizwoolley.co.uk Liz Woolley] and the [http://www.olha.org.uk/ Oxfordshire Local History Association]. | ||
| − | It has been featured a few times [[in the media]]. | + | It has been featured a few times [[In_the_media|in the media]]. |
| − | ===How does it work?=== | + | === How does it work? === |
| − | We will be running a series of workshops to get local people set up with accounts on the website. All contributions are released under an open license, so all content on the site is genuinely available for free community use. See the [[Copyright]] page for more details. | + | We will be running a series of workshops to get local people set up with accounts on the website. All contributions are released under an open license, so all content on the site is genuinely available for free community use. See the [[Copyright|Copyright]] page for more details. |
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Revision as of 09:44, 25 July 2017
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Contents
CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project.
What is it?
It's like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road.
Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content freely available for community use.
The project will be officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. The workshops will collect memories and images, and show people how to add these to the website.
How do I get involved?
- Become a wiki editor — click the "request account" button at the top right of the page. See the how-to page for instructions.
- Come along to our next workshop on 13th August 2017, 3-5pm. This will be a 'wiki sprint' where we will be on hand to help you set up an account and add your material to the archive.
- Sign up to our newsletter using the box at the bottom right to get updates about the project, and to hear about upcoming events.
Who made it?
This is a project from artist Eleanor Greenhalgh and programmer Charlie Harvey.
It uses software from MediaWiki, and features some images from other open archives such as Geograph. We are working in partnership with Cowley Road Carnival and have benefited from the advice and support of Liz Woolley and the Oxfordshire Local History Association.
It has been featured a few times in the media.
How does it work?
We will be running a series of workshops to get local people set up with accounts on the website. All contributions are released under an open license, so all content on the site is genuinely available for free community use. See the Copyright page for more details.
