Open GLAM Toolkit

This is an outline and working document designed to present resources to GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) professionals. As this document takes form, it will likely be moved to another resource.

Introduction

Galleries, libraries, archives and museums around the world are opening up datasets, documents and other digital assets to enable the creation of innovative web and mobile services and to promote use of resources on the broader web. These issues involve not just looking at technical issues with structuring metadata and moving files, but also considering licensing options for opening up their data and implications for existing business and revenue models.

Definitions

GLAM - an acronym for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums, the cultural heritage institutions
Open Content - a neologism coined by David Wiley in 1998[1] which describes a creative work that others can copy or modify. The term evokes open source software, which is a related concept in software. From Wikipedia.
Linked Open Data (LOD)

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I "open" my licenses, content, data?
What resources will I need to make my project happen?
How much will it cost?
How do I get started?

Presentations / Slideshows

Why

OpenCourseware: Frequently cited concerns - aimed at open education, but many apply across
OpenCourseware: Making the case - aimed at open education, but many apply across
Larry Lessig TED Talk - advocates for more openness in copyright

How

Best Practice Guides

Opening Australia's Archives Guidelines - full document; best practice guidelines

How to...

Give an elevator pitch for "open": http://www.businessknowhow.com/money/elevator.htm Business Know-How - The Art of the Elevator Pitch
Make It Digital (Digital New Zealand)
Approach licensing issues [Creative Commons has great stuff for us!]
Run a hackathon [borrow form GLAM Wiki]
Run a GLAMCamp [borrow from GLAM Wiki -- both for open people and GLAMbassadors]
Approach Linked Open Data