Collections and Public Access
process > access > critique > change
Lesbian house party, circa 1968, with Thelma Davis
From the Enrique Hermosillo papers, 1998-10 (1970)
Harold O’Neal films
The Retro-8 in John’s studio
Empress IV Reba of San Francisco Imperial Court, 8mm silent film. Anonymous Collection, 2000-67
Political posters online at collections.museumca.org
Political posters online at collections.museumca.org
Brooklyn Museum Online Collections
East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail
Total 645 Glass plate negatives447 Stereograph (4”x8” and 5”x8”) and 198 Imperial Plates (10”x13”)
Locations for Russell photographs
http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/201054600
Being explicit about access:
Andrew Russell photograph online at collections.museumca.org
OMCA and GLBTHS collections are available on DPLA
Resources● Mellon Foundation findings on open access of collectio
n images, published by CLIR● Studies/commentaries on legal/fiscal/democracy-
building motivations for open access (see Michael Peter Edson’s handy list)
● DPLA’s many projects and how to contribute● Rights Statements project of the DPLA
How did we get here? Where is this going? Beyond the life of an individual project: reflecting on the past, and looking forward to the future.
● What motivates us towards public engagement?
● Who holds the power?
● Whose interests are being served by this project, in the long run?
● What happens when this project ends?
● What role does my organization play in gentrification?
● Is my organization’s staffing structure stratified in terms of race, gender, class, and disability?
● Do the cultural identities of the staff reflect our local community?
Community Advisory board to Pacific World exhibition, in collections storage.