Make NZ Digital
July 04, 2009
Digital NZ launched Make It Digital last week
http://makeit.digitalnz.org/
This includes a section where public propose and vote on collections they'd like to see make digital (and it seems implied they want it open as well)
http://makeit.digitalnz.org/voting
Top of the voting at the moment is:
Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (AJHRS)
Electoral Rolls
School Journal
Lyttelton Times, 1851-1929
The Press (Christchurch, 1861- )
Stones Directories, 1884-1955
The New Zealand Herald, 1863-
I'd be nervous about today's electoral roll being online, but the electoral role from 50 years ago would be huge benefit to researchers without the same concerns.
Many of these are private publications, but outside the 50 year copyright monopoly.
Others, such as Journals of the House of Representatives are produced by our government - by people who work for us.
Government datasets are created using taxpayer money, they belong to us, hence I want easy access to them.
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Why are you nervous about
Why are you nervous about today's electoral roll being online The role is available to view at any public library.
That's completely different
That's completely different to it being open and accessible in digital form to the whole world. That opens up a huge number of privacy concerns.
Try again… Why don't you want
Try again…
Why don't you want the electoral role online?
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