Dear MCG'ers,
I am sure that many of you will have seen already the announcement
<http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/open-content-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/>
of the Getty 'Open Content Programme' - a commitment to share as many of
the Getty's resources as possible freely and without restriction - but I
thought it was sufficiently important to share with the list too!
For those of you that haven't seen it, the announcement marks an
important milestone in the move toward open content distribution by the
international museum community. Of particular note is the following
paragraph:
"Why open content? Why now? The Getty was founded on the conviction that
understanding art makes the world a better place, and sharing our
digital resources is the natural extension of that belief. This move is
also an educational imperative. Artists, students, teachers, writers,
and countless others rely on artwork images to learn, tell stories,
exchange ideas, and feed their own creativity. In its discussion of open
content, the most recent Horizon Report, Museum Edition
<http://www.nmc.org/news/its-here-horizon-report-2012-museum-edition>
stated that "it is now the mark-and social responsibility-of world-class
institutions to develop and share free cultural and educational
resources."
The Collections Trust would love to hear from more museums about how you
are approaching the question of open content licensing and distribution.
We have already heard from a number of you that are using the Digital
Benchmarks Tool
<http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/discover/sustaining-digital/1608-digi
tal-benchmarks-for-the-culture-sector> to track your development in
this direction. If you have already made part or all of your collections
available for open re-use, please do let us know, either via the list or
to my email address [log in to unmask]
Also, with apologies for cross-posting from the MCN-L list, but some of
you might be interested in the new publication that has just been
announced analysing how museums and special library collections are
using major internet and social platforms to achieve their strategic
objectives. The report is available commercially ($75) in PDF or to
pre-order in hard copy from the Primary Research Group
<http://visitor.benchmarkemail.com/c/v?e=2CF5BE&c=CD32&l=2F9C417&email=4
sZxEuqClO%2BO5BzS8ODKvSSS3ZJNocAY&relid=C6EC174> website.
Finally, I have been invited to do a talk at the TEDx Eutropolis event
in Aachen on the 24th August and am keen to include examples from UK
museums that have opened up their collections for participation and
engagement online. If you get a chance, all examples would be welcome!
See
http://www.tedxeutropolis.eu/news/introducing-nick-poole-chair-europeana
-network for details.
All best,
Nick
Nick Poole
Chief Executive Officer
Collections Trust
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