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What’s new in the Open GLAM survey

Now in its sixth year of existence, the Open GLAM survey has just undergone a significant overhaul. Here’s what has changed. — Since Dr Andrea Wallace and I began the Open GLAM survey in 2018, it has tracked galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) making open access content available for re-use. It’s become the go-to reference for researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in copyright and digital cultural heritage collections. …

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What’s new in the Open GLAM survey
What’s new in the Open GLAM survey
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28 Vermeers

What does the Rijksmuseum’s landmark Vermeer exhibition tell us about museums, copyright and digital collections today? — Vermeer is a major exhibition of the artist’s work at the Rijksmuseum that brings Vermeers from around the world to Amsterdam. A total of twenty eight works, from fourteen institutions, feature in the exhibition. …

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28 Vermeers
28 Vermeers
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Four years of the Open GLAM survey

Co-developed and led by Andrea Wallace and me since March 2018, the Open GLAM survey records instances of open access policy and practice in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) sector. Today, the survey lists 1,424 institutions that have published open access data, from Aruba to Venezuela. Housed in a public Google Sheet, the survey has grown in scale and complexity over the past four years. In advance of the survey’s fourth anniversary, Andrea and I have restructured, checked and cleaned the data. …

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Four years of the Open GLAM survey
Four years of the Open GLAM survey
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What’s the latest picture of Open GLAM?

As 2021 draws to a close, what is the latest picture of open access to cultural heritage (known as “Open GLAM”) around the world? How many institutions have adopted open access policies, and how have they done this? — Global distribution of Open GLAM At the time of writing, more than 1200 instances of Open GLAM practice have been recorded. In which regions of the world is Open GLAM most often seen? As the Open GLAM survey has been extensively annotated in Wikidata, visualisations such as this map can be generated via SPARQL queries:

Openglam

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What’s the latest picture of Open GLAM?
What’s the latest picture of Open GLAM?
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Emerson’s ‘Nature’ and the commons

Tyler Green is an award-winning author, historian and critic. He’s also the host and producer of the Modern Art Notes Podcast, the celebrated audio programme featuring artists, curators and historians that has aired since 2011. In a special interview to mark the publication of Tyler’s latest book ‘Emerson’s Nature and…

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Emerson’s ‘Nature’ and the commons
Emerson’s ‘Nature’ and the commons
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·Nov 20, 2020

After open access

What happens to a museum after it has gone open? We spoke to Linda Spurdle of Birmingham Museums Trust to find out. In summer 2018, Birmingham Museums Trust in the UK embraced open access policies for its digitised public domain collections. Two years on, Linda Spurdle and I got together…

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After open access
After open access
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·Nov 14, 2020

Âmbito de Acesso Aberto em Open GLAM

Eu e a Andrea Wallace iniciamos há dozes meses um projeto que tem por objetivo identificar quais as instituições de património cultural e como disponibilizam as suas colecções digitais para reutilização gratuita. …

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Âmbito de Acesso Aberto em Open GLAM
Âmbito de Acesso Aberto em Open GLAM
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·Nov 14, 2020

Umfang und Grad von Open Access in Open GLAM-Institutionen

Vor zwölf Monaten haben sich Andrea Wallace und ich auf eine Mission begeben, um herauszufinden, wie viele Kulturerbeinstitutionen ihre digitalen Bestände zur freien Wiederverwendung zur Verfügung stellen und wie sie dies tun. Mein dritter Beitrag zur Open-GLAM-Bestandsaufnahme befasst sich mit dem Umfang und dem Grad von Open Access und zeigt…

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Umfang und Grad von Open Access in Open GLAM-Institutionen
Umfang und Grad von Open Access in Open GLAM-Institutionen
Urheberrecht

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·Nov 14, 2020

Política e prática de licenciamento em Open GLAM

Há doze meses, Andrea Wallace e eu começámos a descobrir quantas instituições de património cultural disponibilizam as suas colecções digitais para reutilização gratuita e como o fazem. No meu segundo artigo no inquérito Open GLAM, examino a política e prática de licenciamento no terreno. Como os Open GLAMs licenciam os substitutos digitais de objectos de domínio público O inquérito Open GLAM adopta o…

Openglam

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Política e prática de licenciamento em Open GLAM
Política e prática de licenciamento em Open GLAM
Openglam

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·Oct 28, 2020

Descoperirea imaginii globale a Open GLAM

Câte instituții deținătoare de patrimoniu cultural permit reutilizarea gratuită a colecțiilor lor digitale? Cum realizează ele acest lucru și unde este prevalent accesul deschis? Acum 12 luni, Andrea Wallace și cu mine am început să căutăm răspunsuri. În prima postare dintr-o serie de articole scurte, descriu originea și motivele din…

Openglam

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Descoperirea imaginii globale a Open GLAM
Descoperirea imaginii globale a Open GLAM
Openglam

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Douglas McCarthy

Douglas McCarthy

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Museums, digital & open access specialist | Editor of Open GLAM Medium | Co-author of bit.ly/OpenGLAMsurvey

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