>> the academic question is "how easy is it to build a repository of "open glam" content?" and the answer is - Chuffing Difficult.
The corresponding lay question is: how actually useful or necessary is a single repository of ‘open glam’ content? I don’t think we have an answer to that yet….
Danny
From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Melissa Terras
Sent: 26 January 2017 11:05
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Subject: Re: [MCG] Database or repertory of Open content cultural data available in high resolution
Hi Radu,
I have a PhD student (Foteini Valeonti) who has been aggregating ALL available open glam 2D art from major GLAM institutions over at http://useum.org/. Her PhD is about the process of this - it has been terribly time consuming to navigate the licensing and access to batches of seemingly "open" content (we've made 100,000 images available! but you have to right click on each one individually to get it... etc etc). They are releasing the high resolution images in thematic batches at the moment: http://useum.org/download-artworks
Yes, this is all monetised to support the cost of the platform (don't shout at me!) but the academic question is "how easy is it to build a repository of "open glam" content?" and the answer is - Chuffing Difficult. We'll be writing it up in due course, she is about to hand in her thesis.
Wikimedia/ wikidata also have a repository of art works that they are accruing.
Melissa
On 26 January 2017 at 10:43, Radu Suciu <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Dear All,
Would you happen to know if there is a compiled list or database of current cultural institutions allowing access (either unrestricted or for scholars under CC-BY licences) to their digital content in high resolution? I know of some (The British Museum<https://www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx>, Getty<http://search.getty.edu/gateway/search?q=&cat=highlight&f=%22Open+Content+Images%22&rows=10&srt=a&dir=s&pg=1>, NYPL<https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/>, etc) and know that more are joining the movement, but was wondering if there was maybe a repertory facilitating access.
Best wishes,
Radu
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