Introduction and scope

This is an ongoing participatory effort to co-create and enrich a multilingual glossary of terms and concepts on Open Culture/GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) with the intention:

to provide working definitions and rich descriptions of these terms and concepts from existing glossaries, as well as from the bibliography we are collecting and beyond. (For more information about this bibliography, see Zotero Library).
to update and adapt these definitions and descriptions, and provide references for them.
to help researchers, students, educators, professionals, and the public clarify/understand their meaning and context.
to make the concepts available as tags for the Zotero Group Library and vice versa.
to motivate users to see if and how these descriptions are reflected in related Wikipedia entries (in all existing languages), and edit them so as to include the Open Culture/GLAM point of view in them.

The co-creation and enrichment of this glossary is a project that started in 2022 by Working Group: Open GLAM Resources of the Creative Commons Open Culture Platform.

About the terms and concepts

The glossary mainly includes terms and concepts used in the Open Culture/GLAM context and movement, but may also include terms and concepts from the wider open movement and the digital shift, as long as they relate with Open Culture/GLAM.

About the publishing platform

We are using Meta-Wiki as a publishing platform because:

Meta-Wiki (as all Wikimedia Foundation’s projects) is an independent open-source project.
Meta-Wiki allows for crowdsourcing information and collaboration.
Meta-Wiki pages can be easily translated into other languages, and enriched and adapted based on local needs and contexts.
Meta-Wiki can be easily connected with other Wikimedia projects and especially Wikidata.

Open invitation to contribute

We are inviting the open community to contribute to the creation and enrichment of this glossary by adding terms and concepts that fall within its scope.

If you are unfamiliar with Meta-Wiki, or unsure what to add or how to add it, we have prepared this How-to-Edit guide.

Please note that, in order to add terms and concepts, you will need to make a Wikipedia / Wikimedia account and follow the guidelines.

Disclaimer

Information in the glossary has been jointly authored for public reference and research purposes. While every effort is made to see that no inaccurate or misleading data appears herein, Creative Commons, the authors and contributors accept no liability whatsoever for the consequences of any inaccurate or misleading data and information.

Contact and feedback

The co-creation and enrichment of this glossary is a project that started in 2022 by Working Group: Open GLAM Resources of the Creative Commons Open Culture Platform.

[Until further notice] Feedback, corrections and suggestions are very welcome, so please contact the 2022 working group co-leads: Jesse Carson (email: jpcarson@ualberta.ca) and/or Revekka Kefalea (email: kefalea@interaliaproject.com).

External links

"Creating a Bibliography and a Glossary on Open Culture / Open GLAM: Final report of the 2022 Working Group: Open GLAM Resources of the Creative Commons Open Culture Platform", by Jesse Carson (2022 WG co-lead), Revekka Kefalea (2022 WG co-lead), Sandra Soster (2022 bibliography & glossary coordinator) on Creative Commons Medium Publication.
"CC’s open culture platform 2022 five working groups share their highlights", blog post by Brigitte Vézina on Creative Commons website.
"Working Group on Open GLAM Resources", webinar recording presenting an overview of the project and its outputs during 2022 on Creative Commons YouTube channel.

Except where otherwise noted, the Open Culture/GLAM Glossary and its supporting documentation are made available under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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