Thank you Dan for this information. As a non-techy person who sometimes is
required to investigate the overall benefits of APIs for our use, can I ask
what the main difference between your API and and say the ECK might be? I
believe the PCF is also looking at an API so I am always wary of new
initiatives coming along which might mean reinventing the wheel. So I'd be
interested to know the potential differences in the goals here.
Best regards
Tony
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On 26 January 2016 at 11:55, Daniel Pett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi James (and list),
> Thanks for your response and email here. Having spoken to colleagues, I
> can state that we are exploring the different options available to us with
> the goal of fostering the use of our data for the furtherance of research
> and knowledge generation while also adhering to all our legal commitments
> as a public institution.
> The survey results (130 so far) are showing some interesting views which
> we will take up and discuss internally as we work out what to do. I'll be
> posting a follow up survey shortly for people who run APIs in our sector,
> which will help us further.
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> James Morley
> Sent: 22 January 2016 13:56
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MCG] API survey for the British Museum
>
> Hi Dan
>
> I have filled out the survey in both a private capacity and with my
> Europeana hat on. If there's anything we can help with then feel free to
> ask.
>
> A quick question on licensing - is it really intended that quite
> restrictive licenses will be used for both metadata and images (on the
> collections API specifically)? And will this be a blanket license or will
> it be more granular, for example for material that is clearly PD that will
> be marked as such? Aside from legal and moral arguments, my instinct is
> that this would be a significant barrier to uptake, including from those
> whose use probably still fits the license requirements, but are just put
> off by having to think about it.
>
> Cheers, James
>
> ---
> James Morley
> Work: labs.europeana.eu / [log in to unmask]
> Personal: www.jamesmorley.net / @jamesinealing
> Also: www.whatsthatpicture.com / @PhotosOfThePast
>
> On 21 January 2016 at 17:13, Daniel Pett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > We're thinking about the creation of an API for the British Museum's
> > digital services and we've put together this survey to help inform us
> > with our choices.
> >
> > https://britishmuseumdigital.typeform.com/to/zsbhmO
> >
> > If you can spare a few minutes to fill it in, we would be very
> > grateful for your time.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
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