GLAM School/Definitions

These are the definitions of the terms used in this project. This page will be made translatable (not yet).

Archive

An archived collection of items, that can be maintained by an institution, group, or individual. See the Wikidata item archive (Q166118).

Broadcaster

Organization responsible for production and transmission of radio and television programs See the Wikidata item broadcaster (Q15265344).

Business

Any type on for-profit activity.

Creative

All kinds of professional or non-professional creators, such as artists, designers, musicians, photographers.

Creative Commons chapter

A registered local group in the Creative Commons Global Network.

Developer or technology professional

Professional and non-professional developers and technologists.

Educational institution

An organization providing education at any level.

Executive

A senior management role in an organization.

Foundation

An institution established with an endowment, can be charitable.

Funder

An organization that provides financial support for activities.

Gallery

In the sense of the G in GLAM, a gallery is a national art museum, but it can also be an art gallery.

GLAM-Wiki

Wikimedia activities where wikimedians work in collaboration with cultural heritage institutions to make their collections accessible in the Wikimedia projects.

Governmental organization

Public sector institution of any kind.

Library

A collection of generally books and printed material. The four major types are academic libraries, special libraries, public libraries and national libraries.

Media company

An organization providing media services of any kind.