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[[File:shirtWorksReflection400px.png|frame|400px|]][[File:reignOpenSign.png|frame|400px|]][[File:graffitiCloseup.png|frame|400px|]][[File:surferCloseup.png|frame|400px|]][[File:400xElHouma.png|frame|400px|]] ==The hidden history of Oxford's favourite street== 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 [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. ===Who made it?=== This is a project from artist [http://eleanorg.org Eleanor Greenhalgh] and programmer [http://charlieharvey.org.uk Charlie Harvey]. 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]. ===How does it work?=== Anyone can make an account to start contributing to the project. All contributions are released under an open license, so unlike other archives, all content on the site is genuinely available for free community use. See the [[Copyright]] page for more details. ===How do I get involved?=== Please [http://eleanorg.org/contact contact Eleanor] to express your interest. The site will be up and running to accept contributions soon. <!--See the about [[How-to|how-to page]] for instructions on how to contribute.-->
