This report commissioned by the NMDC from the Collections Trust examines how museums are balancing the twin aims of maximising public access to their digital content and promoting their own financial sustainability. Striking the Balance sets out the…
A look at how platforms and creators build successful endeavors around open digital content.
This is the first in a series of six Medium articles connected to the research underway by Creative Commons for its Kickstarter-funded book about open…
Infographic describing a number of different value production models that can be used when dealing with digital cultural heritage content. Based on the presentation given by Podromos Tsiavos at the Europeana Space IPR Workshop, 2 March 2015, Coventry…
Europeana’s extensive consultation with the heritage sector, including dozens of workshops, has explored in detail the risks and rewards of open data from different perspectives. The most helpful way of framing this discussion has proven to be…
This publication aims to provide cultural heritage institutions with better insight into obstacles to be overcome. An analysis of the various challenges provides an overview of solutions that can help institutions make the right decisions concerning…
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…
In recent years the Open Data philosophy has gained a considerable momentum. In the public realm the free release of PSI datasets, besides enabling new and promising forms of governmental accountability, paves the way to third-party developed…