Many organisations are interested in opening their data but are unsure of the associated costs and benefits. We will guide you through the steps needed to maximise the benefits of opening data by asking four questions: What are your organisation’s…
LAPSI (Legal Aspects of Public Sector Information) 2.0 is a Thematic Network funded by the European Commission under the 2007-2013 Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007-2013 LAPSI 2.0’s objective is to identify the remaining…
This Guide has been developed for organisations who are considering the issues associated with licensing open data and/or want to understand the terms under which they can use data which has been licensed by third parties. It provides a practical…
The Livrustkammaren och Skoklosters slott med Stiftelsen Hallwylska museet in Sweden has about 50 people on its staff and a limited budget. About 300,000 people visit the three museums combined each year. At the same time, their collection is shared…
The Balanced Value Impact Model (BVI Model) draws evidence from a wide range of sources to provide a compelling account of the means of measuring the impact of digital resources and using evidence to advocate how change benefits people. The aim is to…
Blogpost on how the National Library of New Zealand added the first batch of 3500 open images to Flickr Commons, as well as their future plans for increasing this amount.
The OpenGLAM Open Collections site brings together collections from around the world that provide digital scans or photos that can be freely used without any restrictions. Items can be filtered by rights, language, country of origin, type etc. You…
SHARING IS CARING. Openness and sharing in the cultural heritage sector is an anthology that explores the changes and opportunities brought about by digitisation, digital media, and the internet for the cultural heritage world and – not least –…