Open GLAM Toolkit
This is an outline and working document designed to present resources to GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) professionals. As this document takes form, it will likely be moved to another resource.
Introduction[edit]
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums around the world are opening up datasets, documents and other digital assets to enable the creation of innovative web and mobile services and to promote use of resources on the broader web. These issues involve not just looking at technical issues with structuring metadata and moving files, but also considering licensing options for opening up their data and implications for existing business and revenue models.
Definitions[edit]
- GLAM - an acronym for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums, the cultural heritage institutions
- Open Content - a neologism coined by David Wiley in 1998[1] which describes a creative work that others can copy or modify. The term evokes open source software, which is a related concept in software. From Wikipedia.
- Linked Open Data (LOD)
Frequently Asked Questions[edit]
- Why should I "open" my licenses, content, data?
- What resources will I need to make my project happen?
- How much will it cost?
- How do I get started?
Presentations / Slideshows[edit]
- Share Your Data
- Building the Global Cultural Commons
- Creative Commons: a shared cultured video
- LOD at the Smithsonian
Why[edit]
- OpenCourseware: Frequently cited concerns - aimed at open education, but many apply across
- OpenCourseware: Making the case - aimed at open education, but many apply across
- Larry Lessig TED Talk - advocates for more openness in copyright
How[edit]
Best Practice Guides[edit]
- Opening Australia's Archives Guidelines - full document; best practice guidelines
How to...[edit]
- Give an elevator pitch for "open": http://www.businessknowhow.com/money/elevator.htm Business Know-How - The Art of the Elevator Pitch
- Make It Digital (Digital New Zealand)
- Approach licensing issues [Creative Commons has great stuff for us!]
- Run a hackathon [borrow form GLAM Wiki]
- Run a GLAMCamp [borrow from GLAM Wiki -- both for open people and GLAMbassadors]
- Approach Linked Open Data
- Licensing
Strategies for...[edit]
Who[edit]
Creation of this section is in progress.
Case Studies[edit]
Individual Institutions
- Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
- Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
- Michael Szajewski. Using Wikipedia to Enhance the Visibility of Digitized Archival Assets, D-Lib Magazine March/April 2013 Volume 19, Number 3/4
- Archives of American Art slideshare that shows stats from Wikipedia
Lists
- Opening Australian Archives - State and Local; National; International
- List and links to many case studies from Creative Commons
Resources / Helpful People and Organizations[edit]
What's Next[edit]
Creation of this section is in progress.
Easy First Steps[edit]
- Opening Australia's Archives Easy first steps
- First Steps for your institution, checklist created during OpenGLAM US Launch
Building a Team[edit]
How to manage and conduct a project. Roles:
- Project manager
- Content / data owners
- Tech resources / programmers
- Board members / resource allocaters
- Open community members / volunteers
Additional Resources[edit]
- Open Knowledge Foundation
- GLAM/Tools & Requests
- Apply to Become an Open Knowledge Foundation Local Ambassador
- Open Data Handbook
- Open Humanities Awards
- Crowdcrafting
Linked Open Data Resources[edit]
Allied Projects[edit]
Tools[edit]
- OpenGLAM Culture Labs
- Bamboo DiRT From the site: "Bamboo DiRT is a tool, service, and collection registry of digital research tools for scholarly use."
- Creative Commons XMP Custom FileInfo Panel (Adobe Photoshop Plugin)
- Timeliner
- Open Knowledge Foundation Labs
- Textus