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The OPEN Movements
The basics of the 'Open' philosophy and its varied sub-movements. Plus, relevent resources from the Whittemore Library.
"What happens when hundreds of thousands of archival photos are shared with open licenses, then mashed up with geolocation data and current photos? Or when app developers can freely utilize information and images from millions of books? ...a cultural, technological, and legal environment is enabling a growing ecosystem of open historical data."
An open GLAM (Galleries, Archives, Libraries, and Museums) movement has grown to support the creation and management of digital collections and their reuse by new audiences and user-groups globally.
Sub-collection of the Google Arts & Culture site. Explore iconic locations in 3D, discover the tools of digital preservation, and download the collection.
Written for practitioners, researchers and students working in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector who do not have a computer science background, but who want to work more confidently with heritage data.
This practical and explanatory guide for library and cultural heritage professionals introduces and explains the use of open licences for content, data and metadata in libraries and other cultural heritage organisations.