IUPUI launches unique global project to save world's public art

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"Students and faculty from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have developed and launched the nation's first organized effort to document public art information in Wikipedia. Wikipedia Saves Public Art (WSPA), a growing collection of articles prepared for the online open access encyclopedia, makes monuments and outdoor sculpture – from the famous to the overlooked – accessible to all. It is a unique and major step toward sharing and preserving an often underappreciated segment of the world's cultural heritage...."

Link:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/iuso-ilu021810.php

From feeds:

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Tags:

oa.new oa.arts oa.wikipedia oa.images

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 20:02

Date published:

02/18/2010, 14:55