"The quarrel between ancients and moderns have more reason to be," enthuses Wikimedia France. An association that promotes collaborative encyclopedia and Castle have signed a partnership Tuesday, February 15, to feed and improve the content of online information. "The goal is to build bridges between teams from the castle and Wikipedia contributors," explains Adrienne Alix, president of the association Wikimedia France, Le Monde.
fr. In residence for six months, a specialist Wikimedia will coordinate the transfer of scientific, historical and nature of any existing Versailles to Wikipedia. It will also be responsible to enrich, with the assistance of curators and scientists of Versailles, the ones that already exist on the collaborative encyclopedia.
"Several paintings and objects in the museum are old enough to be in the public domain. The idea is to establish, with officials of the castle, what are the best ways to present the best in the online encyclopedia," also details Ms. Alix. "Wikipedia is a major source of information on the castle of Versailles, which aired in Tech News Buzz whole.
Some curators and scientists are already contributing to the establishment of spontaneously to enrich some records, "said Jean-Jacques Aillagon, president of the public institution of the castle, the Museum and National Domain of Versailles, quoted on the website Wikimedia. fr. SEVERAL MILLION VISITORS A YEAR ON THE PAGES DEDICATED For institutions, the encyclopedia is also a contributory source of traffic more important: the galaxy of pages referring to the chateau of Versailles has several million visitors per year.
In total, Wikipedia, which just celebrated its tenth anniversary, boasts 17 million articles in 250 languages and 400 million monthly visitors. Versailles is also participating in Google's Art Project, which enables virtual visits to seventeen museums in the world wide. Before the Palace of Versailles, Wikimedia France has already signed partnerships with two institutions, one with the National Library of France, the other with the city, the Natural History Museum and Archives in Toulouse.
"After successful experience in Toulouse, we have received numerous requests from other institutions, "said Adrienne Alix. Written, visual, multimedia: the British Museum has launched five weeks a similar initiative in London, like the Brooklyn Museum, New York, several Dutch museums, the German federal archives, a library of the Australian state of Queensland. 
fr. In residence for six months, a specialist Wikimedia will coordinate the transfer of scientific, historical and nature of any existing Versailles to Wikipedia. It will also be responsible to enrich, with the assistance of curators and scientists of Versailles, the ones that already exist on the collaborative encyclopedia.
"Several paintings and objects in the museum are old enough to be in the public domain. The idea is to establish, with officials of the castle, what are the best ways to present the best in the online encyclopedia," also details Ms. Alix. "Wikipedia is a major source of information on the castle of Versailles, which aired in Tech News Buzz whole.
Some curators and scientists are already contributing to the establishment of spontaneously to enrich some records, "said Jean-Jacques Aillagon, president of the public institution of the castle, the Museum and National Domain of Versailles, quoted on the website Wikimedia. fr. SEVERAL MILLION VISITORS A YEAR ON THE PAGES DEDICATED For institutions, the encyclopedia is also a contributory source of traffic more important: the galaxy of pages referring to the chateau of Versailles has several million visitors per year.
In total, Wikipedia, which just celebrated its tenth anniversary, boasts 17 million articles in 250 languages and 400 million monthly visitors. Versailles is also participating in Google's Art Project, which enables virtual visits to seventeen museums in the world wide. Before the Palace of Versailles, Wikimedia France has already signed partnerships with two institutions, one with the National Library of France, the other with the city, the Natural History Museum and Archives in Toulouse.
"After successful experience in Toulouse, we have received numerous requests from other institutions, "said Adrienne Alix. Written, visual, multimedia: the British Museum has launched five weeks a similar initiative in London, like the Brooklyn Museum, New York, several Dutch museums, the German federal archives, a library of the Australian state of Queensland.
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