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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cable Green cable@creativecommons.org Date: 19 August 2013 18:29 Subject: OpenGLAM Principles, 3rd iteration To: OER-DISCUSS@jiscmail.ac.uk
FYI
Cable
http://openglam.org/principles/
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OpenGLAM Principles
*v.0.6.*
*Note: This is the third version of the OpenGLAM principles which we have drafted together with the OpenGLAM Working Group. We would like this to be a community effort so please give feedback on the OpenGLAM mailing listhttp://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-glam !*
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums have a fundamental role in *supporting the advance of humanity’s knowledge*. They are the *custodians of our cultural heritage* and in their collections they hold the *record of humankind*.
The internet affords cultural heritage institutions a radical new opportunity to *engage global audiences* and make their collections more * discoverable* and *connected* than ever, allowing users not only to *enjoy* the riches of the world’s memory institutions, but also to *contribute*, * participate* and *share*.
We believe that cultural institutions that take steps to open up their collections and metadata stand to benefit from these opportunities.
When we say that a collection or data set is “open” we mean that it is complies with the Open Definition http://opendefinition.org/, which can be summed up in the statement that:
“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to give credit to the author and/or making any resulting work available under the same terms as the original work.”
The first step to make a collection open is to apply an open license, but that is where the story begins. Openness to collaboration and to novel forms of user engagement are essential if cultural heritage institutions are to realise the full potential of the internet for access, innovation and digital scholarship. ------------------------------ An OpenGLAM institution champions these principles:
1. *Digital information about the works* (metadata) should be released under the Creative Commons Zero Waiverhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ .
- *This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the data and allows your resources to become more discoverable whilst also ensuring compliance with major cultural data aggregators such as Europeana and the Digital Public Library of America.*
For exemplary open metadata licensing policies see:
- Europeana Licensing Frameworkhttp://pro.europeana.eu/documents/858566/7f14c82a-f76c-4f4f-b8a7-600d2168a73d - Digital Public Library of Americahttp://dp.la/info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DPLAMetadataPolicy.pdf
2. Keep *digital representations of works for which copyright has expired (public domain) in the public domain* by not adding new rights to them.
- *Digital representations of public domain works should be placed in the public domain via the use of the Public Domain Markhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the content*.
For exemplary open content licensing policies see:
- The Rijksmuseumhttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/api/terms-and-conditions-of-use - The British Libraryhttp://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/reuse.asp - The Walters Art Museumhttp://thewalters.org/rights-reproductions.aspx
For more detailed documents and charters on the importance of the digital public domain see:
- Europeana Public Domain Charterhttp://pro.europeana.eu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=d542819d-d169-4240-9247-f96749113eaa&groupId=10602 - Communia Public Domain Manifestohttp://www.publicdomainmanifesto.org/
3. When publishing data make an *explicit* and *robust statement* of your wishes and expectations with respect to reuse and repurposing of the descriptions, the whole data collection, and subsets of the collection.
For exemplary statements see:
- The Rijksmuseumhttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/api/terms-and-conditions-of-use - The British Libraryhttp://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/reuse.asp - The Walters Art Museumhttp://thewalters.org/rights-reproductions.aspx
4. When publishing data use *open file formats* which are *machine-readable* .
- *Formats that are machine readable are ones which are able to have their data extracted by computer programs*. - *If information is released in a closed file format, this can cause significant obstacles to reusing the information encoded in it, forcing those who wish to use the information to buy the necessary software*. - *The structure and possible uses of the data should be well documented, for example in a databloghttp://translate.google.com/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opencultuurdata.nl%2F%3Fincsub_wiki%3Damsterdam-museum or webpagehttp://www.dnb.de/EN/Service/DigitaleDienste/LinkedData/linkeddata_node.html *.
For more information on open file formats, have a look at the Open Data Handbook http://opendatahandbook.org/en/appendices/file-formats.html. 5. Opportunities to engage audiences in novel ways on the web should be pursued.
- *When publishing data, be willing to answer questions from interested parties about the data and support them in getting the most out of your data *. - *Give opportunities for your audiences to curate and collect items from your collections. The Rijksmuseum’s Rijksstudiohttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio is a great example of this kind engagement*. - *Where possible consider allowing your users to enrich and improve your metadata by leveraging crowdsourcing applications*.
- See more at: http://openglam.org/principles/#sthash.k3DIhQOC.dpuf
hi martin,
i really appreciate this structured approach. why are you not using zentralbibliothek zürich: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Zentralbibliothek_Z%C3%BCrich as an example? they did not invent anything new and used the proven way of uploading. no additional license text, no additional website. highest quality. unrestricted. no links to pay walls.
rupert swissGLAMour
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Martin Poulter infobomb@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarded in case it is of interest
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cable Green cable@creativecommons.org Date: 19 August 2013 18:29 Subject: OpenGLAM Principles, 3rd iteration To: OER-DISCUSS@jiscmail.ac.uk
FYI
Cable
http://openglam.org/principles/
OpenGLAM Principles
v.0.6.
Note: This is the third version of the OpenGLAM principles which we have drafted together with the OpenGLAM Working Group. We would like this to be a community effort so please give feedback on the OpenGLAM mailing list!
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums have a fundamental role in supporting the advance of humanity’s knowledge. They are the custodians of our cultural heritage and in their collections they hold the record of humankind.
The internet affords cultural heritage institutions a radical new opportunity to engage global audiences and make their collections more discoverable and connected than ever, allowing users not only to enjoy the riches of the world’s memory institutions, but also to contribute, participate and share.
We believe that cultural institutions that take steps to open up their collections and metadata stand to benefit from these opportunities.
When we say that a collection or data set is “open” we mean that it is complies with the Open Definition, which can be summed up in the statement that:
“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to give credit to the author and/or making any resulting work available under the same terms as the original work.”
The first step to make a collection open is to apply an open license, but that is where the story begins. Openness to collaboration and to novel forms of user engagement are essential if cultural heritage institutions are to realise the full potential of the internet for access, innovation and digital scholarship.
An OpenGLAM institution champions these principles:
- Digital information about the works (metadata) should be released under
the Creative Commons Zero Waiver.
This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the data and allows your resources to become more discoverable whilst also ensuring compliance with major cultural data aggregators such as Europeana and the Digital Public Library of America.
For exemplary open metadata licensing policies see:
Europeana Licensing Framework Digital Public Library of America
- Keep digital representations of works for which copyright has expired
(public domain) in the public domain by not adding new rights to them.
Digital representations of public domain works should be placed in the public domain via the use of the Public Domain Mark. This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the content.
For exemplary open content licensing policies see:
The Rijksmuseum The British Library The Walters Art Museum
For more detailed documents and charters on the importance of the digital public domain see:
Europeana Public Domain Charter Communia Public Domain Manifesto
- When publishing data make an explicit and robust statement of your wishes
and expectations with respect to reuse and repurposing of the descriptions, the whole data collection, and subsets of the collection.
For exemplary statements see:
The Rijksmuseum The British Library The Walters Art Museum
- When publishing data use open file formats which are machine-readable.
Formats that are machine readable are ones which are able to have their data extracted by computer programs. If information is released in a closed file format, this can cause significant obstacles to reusing the information encoded in it, forcing those who wish to use the information to buy the necessary software. The structure and possible uses of the data should be well documented, for example in a datablog or webpage.
For more information on open file formats, have a look at the Open Data Handbook.
- Opportunities to engage audiences in novel ways on the web should be
pursued.
When publishing data, be willing to answer questions from interested parties about the data and support them in getting the most out of your data. Give opportunities for your audiences to curate and collect items from your collections. The Rijksmuseum’s Rijksstudio is a great example of this kind engagement. Where possible consider allowing your users to enrich and improve your metadata by leveraging crowdsourcing applications.
- See more at: http://openglam.org/principles/#sthash.k3DIhQOC.dpuf
-- Dr Martin L Poulter Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014 Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Volunteer, Wikimedia UK http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Just to clarify, I'm not involved in the OpenGLAM project myself. I saw the email from Cable Green of Creative Commons because he forwarded it to the UK Open Educational Resources discussion list. Feedback is very good but I'm not the person to send it to: best to go directly to openglam.org.
On 25 August 2013 21:40, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:
hi martin,
i really appreciate this structured approach. why are you not using zentralbibliothek zürich: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Zentralbibliothek_Z%C3%BCrich as an example? they did not invent anything new and used the proven way of uploading. no additional license text, no additional website. highest quality. unrestricted. no links to pay walls.
rupert swissGLAMour
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Martin Poulter infobomb@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarded in case it is of interest
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cable Green cable@creativecommons.org Date: 19 August 2013 18:29 Subject: OpenGLAM Principles, 3rd iteration To: OER-DISCUSS@jiscmail.ac.uk
FYI
Cable
http://openglam.org/principles/
OpenGLAM Principles
v.0.6.
Note: This is the third version of the OpenGLAM principles which we have drafted together with the OpenGLAM Working Group. We would like this to
be a
community effort so please give feedback on the OpenGLAM mailing list!
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums have a fundamental role in supporting the advance of humanity’s knowledge. They are the custodians
of
our cultural heritage and in their collections they hold the record of humankind.
The internet affords cultural heritage institutions a radical new opportunity to engage global audiences and make their collections more discoverable and connected than ever, allowing users not only to enjoy
the
riches of the world’s memory institutions, but also to contribute, participate and share.
We believe that cultural institutions that take steps to open up their collections and metadata stand to benefit from these opportunities.
When we say that a collection or data set is “open” we mean that it is complies with the Open Definition, which can be summed up in the
statement
that:
“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to give
credit
to the author and/or making any resulting work available under the same terms as the original work.”
The first step to make a collection open is to apply an open license, but that is where the story begins. Openness to collaboration and to novel
forms
of user engagement are essential if cultural heritage institutions are to realise the full potential of the internet for access, innovation and digital scholarship.
An OpenGLAM institution champions these principles:
- Digital information about the works (metadata) should be released
under
the Creative Commons Zero Waiver.
This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the data and allows your resources to become more discoverable whilst also ensuring compliance
with
major cultural data aggregators such as Europeana and the Digital Public Library of America.
For exemplary open metadata licensing policies see:
Europeana Licensing Framework Digital Public Library of America
- Keep digital representations of works for which copyright has expired
(public domain) in the public domain by not adding new rights to them.
Digital representations of public domain works should be placed in the public domain via the use of the Public Domain Mark. This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the content.
For exemplary open content licensing policies see:
The Rijksmuseum The British Library The Walters Art Museum
For more detailed documents and charters on the importance of the digital public domain see:
Europeana Public Domain Charter Communia Public Domain Manifesto
- When publishing data make an explicit and robust statement of your
wishes
and expectations with respect to reuse and repurposing of the
descriptions,
the whole data collection, and subsets of the collection.
For exemplary statements see:
The Rijksmuseum The British Library The Walters Art Museum
- When publishing data use open file formats which are machine-readable.
Formats that are machine readable are ones which are able to have their
data
extracted by computer programs. If information is released in a closed file format, this can cause significant obstacles to reusing the information encoded in it, forcing those who wish to use the information to buy the necessary software. The structure and possible uses of the data should be well documented,
for
example in a datablog or webpage.
For more information on open file formats, have a look at the Open Data Handbook.
- Opportunities to engage audiences in novel ways on the web should be
pursued.
When publishing data, be willing to answer questions from interested
parties
about the data and support them in getting the most out of your data. Give opportunities for your audiences to curate and collect items from
your
collections. The Rijksmuseum’s Rijksstudio is a great example of this
kind
engagement. Where possible consider allowing your users to enrich and improve your metadata by leveraging crowdsourcing applications.
- See more at: http://openglam.org/principles/#sthash.k3DIhQOC.dpuf
-- Dr Martin L Poulter Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014 Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Volunteer, Wikimedia UK
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter
Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/
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