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The value of open data and the OpenGLAM network | PDF
Overview 
● The value of open data...an example 
● The OpenGLAM network
Source: Wien Museum (via Google, via http://habsburger.net)
The Elisabethbrücke 
connected the districts 
“Innere Stadt” and 
“Wieden”until 1897 
Source: Wien Museum (via Google, via http://habsburger.net)
The Elisabethbrücke 
connected the districts 
“Innere Stadt” and 
“Wieden”until 1897 
Source: Wien Museum (via Google, via http://habsburger.net)
Which Map Collection?
Metadata: OAI-PMH Interface 
High resolution maps: File Download
“[...] These images [...] are restricted to items 
that are not covered by copyright protection”
http://maphub.github.io
Access to 
machine-readable 
metadata 
Identification 
via URIs 
Access to digitized 
high resolution 
content 
The value of open data
Access to 
machine-readable 
metadata 
Identification 
via URIs 
Access to digitized 
high resolution 
content 
The value of open data 
Reuse without technical, legal, or 
financial restrictions
Overview 
● The value of open data...by example 
● The OpenGLAM network
Open Knowledge 
We are a global network 
to open up knowledge 
around the world and see 
it used and useful 
We unlock knowledge to 
empower citizens and 
enable fair, sustainable 
societies
What kinds of open data?
Why open up data? 
Transparency 
Releasing social and commercial 
value 
Participation and engagement
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What we do 
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A world in which our shared cultural heritage 
is open to all regardless of their 
background 
A world in which people are no longer passive 
consumers of cultural content created by an 
elite, but contribute, participate, create and 
share
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Public Mission
Global Audience 
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The Open Images Project 
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1. http://www.slideshare.net/DM2E/open-cultuur-data-14469640
Make resources discoverable 
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Participation 
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How can OpenGLAM help? 
Network 
● Mailinglist 
● Local groups & ambassadors 
● Working group and Advisory Board 
Information 
● Documentation 
● OpenGLAM Principles 
● Events 
● News and blogs 
Resources 
● Open collections 
● Culture labs
Steps to opening up data 
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No known copyright 
No rights reserved 
Attribution 
Attribution-ShareAlike
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Engage your audience around 
your open data 
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A growing movement...
Some current OpenGLAM activities 
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Join us: 
● Online channels 
● openglam.org 
● Mailing list 
● Twitter 
● Blog 
● Working group 
● Local groups: 
Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Germany
The value of open data and the OpenGLAM network

The value of open data and the OpenGLAM network