Commons:Tropenmuseum/Activity

www.tropenmuseum.nl

Overview

KIT

Collection on Commons

Activity

Examples

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All media files (51,401)

Technical

• All uploads go into Category:Images from the Tropenmuseum
• Uploads are done using User:KITbot. It's a bot now (pywikipedia), but might be an import using a server side maintenance script later.
• Technical side is discussed at Commons:Batch uploading/Tropenmuseum

To do

• Most images are in temporary categories now, please help with the categorization process!
• Add images to Wikipedia articles to show them to the world
• Create temporary category tree
• Create a lot of Indonesian location categories
• Add corresponding subcategories of photographs by author to images (sample)
• Place image highlights in the /Restoration candidates gallery

Reporting errors

If you find errors like faulty descriptions or corrupt files, please report them at /Error reports so we can communicate this to the Tropenmuseum.

Unclear license status

See /Questionable licensing

Categorization

All the images from the Tropenmuseum need to be categorized. The images are placed in Category:Images from the Tropenmuseum (by a template) and a couple of temporary categories in the form Images from KIT, <type> - <contents>. The images need to be moved from the temporary categories to one or more topic categories so they become part of our collection and users are able to find them. You can find a list of temporary categories here. These temporary categories are based on the metadata provided by the Tropenmuseum and are in Dutch. Images from KIT, Afgebeelde instelling - depicted institution Images from KIT, Culturele Herkomst - cultural background Images from KIT, Functionele categorie - functional category (very broad) Images from KIT, Geografische Herkomst - geographic background Images from KIT, Gerelateerde instelling/groep - related to some institution or group Images from KIT, Materiaal - material used Images from KIT, Objecttrefwoord - object/subject Images from KIT, Techniek - crafts used to create it Images from KIT, Voorstelling/iconografie - subject Images from KIT, Voorstelling Activiteit - activity Images from KIT, Voorstelling Cultuur - related to a particular culture Images from KIT, Voorstelling Geografie - related to a particular geographic location Images from KIT, Voorstelling Object - object/subject Images from KIT, object - object/subject Images from KIT, object - objectname (for latest batch of objects) A temporary tree will be built under Category:Images from the Tropenmuseum to facilitate the categorization process Two strategies are possible to get these images categorized. The first one is probably best to do bulk categorization at the start. The second one is good later to get everything cleaned up. Categorize by category Pick an interesting looking category from the temporary category lists Take a quick look if all the images are about the same topic Move all the images to the topic category. Use your own bot to move the images (for example pywikipedia, category.py -from:<temp category name> -to:<topic category name>) Use CommonsDelinker to move the images. Add {{Move cat|Temporary category name|Topic category name}} to here (admins) or here (other users) Add {{Move|Real category name}} to the temporary category so someone with a bot can take care of it Categorize by image Enable hotcat (preferences → gadgets → Tools for categories → Hotcat), you need it Replace all temporary categories by topic categories Not every temporary category has to be replaced by a topic category. If a temporary category is not useful, just remove it. Categorize with search Enable Cat-a-lot Find images for specific terms, e.g. Special:Search/File: author H.W. (Henk) van Rinsum (Fotograaf/photographer) intitle:"COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM*" (File: lists only images, intitle:"COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM*" limits it to files including "COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM" in its name. Add the a missing category to the results, e.g. Category:Photographs by H.W. van Rinsum

Exhibitions at Tropenmuseum

Tropenmuseum on Wikipedia

Media of the Tropenmuseum

Restored Pictures of the Tropenmuseum

Featured Pictures of the Tropenmuseum