Open Access to Cultural Heritage/GLAM Rwanda
In Rwanda there is a lack of awareness and understanding about open cultural practices in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAMs),
In Rwanda there is a lack of awareness and understanding about open cultural practices in GLAMs.
Some proposed activities of this project are:
- CC Chapter Rwanda aim to reach out new members online and offline and reach over 40 members for a baseline of 15 members, these will be achieved through special 4 online events and active social media engagement
- CC Chapter Rwanda aims to reach out new members offline specifically in 10 GLAM institutions, through 3 workshops which will be held in 3 different districts (Huye, Nyanza, Kigali City) with 40 participants from different communities, districts and GLAMs. These workshops will enhance collaborative dialogue methodology among stakeholders, which will be designed as part of the project for its sustainability.
Explain to them the importance of the visibility of GLAM collection online, identify together the challenges and way forward for promoting them and increase their engagement in open GLAM practices.
Make the Rwandan community aware about Creative Common licenses/tools: Online training on Open practice, the use of Open CC licenses & attributions to increase the online visibility of GLAM collections.
Document taken pictures from GLAMs in Rwanda on Wikimedia Commons and improving Wikipedia articles.
Making resources from different GLAMs available to be used by anyone around the world through Creative Commons tools and licenses.
Provide Wikimedians around the World with Rwandan digitized resources to contribute to the continued improvement of Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia and its sister projects (WikiSource, Wikidata, WikiCommons...).
Creation and engagement GLAM community: Offer opportunities for members to participate in meaningful activities and events that build GLAM community and foster engagement, seek out collaborations with other groups and organizations to increase the size and diversity of the community.
Encourage and support community members to take on leadership roles and responsibilities. In total we will have +30 participants (20 from five GLAM institutions + 10 CC Rwanda members + others who will be interested).
Learn more about CC’s Open Culture Program, and if you’d like to get more involved, check out the Open Culture Platform.