User talk:Shanyule

Additions of http://.frick.org
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reconsider value of linked content
I was sad to see that almost all (7 out of 8) of the links that I added were removed. These were links to finding aids from the Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. A finding aid is a guide to a collection of papers and/or records located in an institution. A finding aid provides historical or biographical information about the creator of the records, describes the organization of the materials, and lists the folders with brief descriptions of their contents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_aid. I linked to finding aids whose topic directly related to the subject of the entry (e.g. a link to a collection of Charles Hawthorne's personal papers on the page for Charles Hawthorne). There is precedence for adding links to finding aids for archival collections: on the Josef Albers page there are links to the Archives of American Art finding aids, yet my link was removed. This type of linking should be allowed. Archival collections provide invaluable primary source material. Links to these documents can only enrich an entry. The Frick Art Reference Library is a leading cultural institution that provides free access to all of their holdings. These links were not spam. Please reconsider your position. Shanyule (talk) 14:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)