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Re: Online exhibition builder - access to online content

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Jon Pratty <[log in to unmask]>

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Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>

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Bridget

I think the point here is this - to get data out there, useable and in the
wider public development domain, culture API's ought to be seen as a
marketing challenge, and the job from here on in needs to be scoped and
presented as such.

That's why I was quite freaked to see so very few culture API's in
ProgrammableWeb. We really need to see data as a product; assuming it's up
to standard [up to date, reliable, covered by some sort of SLA, copyright
sorted, geo-referenced etc] then it's a viable business opportunity for any
culture vendor who 'owns' a subject, venue, collection or knowledge base.

JP

-----Original Message-----
From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Bridget McKenzie
Sent: 29 January 2010 17:47
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Online exhibition builder - access to online content


Hello
This is a really useful & timely thread, given the launch of data.gov
and the Rewired State movement. And useful for me (and you) as I have
been given a quest.

You may remember an email from me checking there wasn't a date clash
on 6 March because of a DCMS event, which will be a pretty high
profile hack day using cultural sector and other public datasets. One
key idea is that developers & DCMS sector service managers might
collaborate to mash-up and serve, for example, location data with
heritage at risk, or social demographics data with the spread of
cultural offers. I've been asked now to help collate a register of
available data.

So, I'm asking Martin's question of: 'Is this the closest thing we
have at the moment to a 'plug in here to access all accessible
heritage content' space?

But with added questions, which are asking for your help.

1) Mia (& Mike who started it), as your site is so helpful, this would
seem a good base to build on. To help, is it possible for you to add a
section or adjust categories so that more diverse cultural datasets
could be listed e.g. not just from a museum but from a policy body or
umbrella service like Culture24?
2) Can we highlight some useful datasets from Programmable Web and
data.gov in there as well, for example data that is related to
spending or participation in the sector?
3) Are there any museum/heritage datasets in process of being made
open that could be listed as coming soon. 'Watch this space'.
4) And if anyone knows of any sets/APIs that could be available by
March 6th, can you let me know, or this list?
5) Mike, as I guess you're about to do, it would be good if some of
the examples from Mashed Museum could be listed in the section 'Cool
stuff made with cultural heritage APIs' (plus examples that could be
in Mashed Museum but aren't, such as Frankie's Open Plaques)
6) Do we need to have a good description of the Culture Grid and
Europeana in this site, or did I miss it in my rush?

Hoping this will be helpful to us all (and to Martin too, though I
fear I may have hijacked your thread).

Best wishes
Bridget McKenzie
www.flowassociates.com


Quoting "Ottevanger, Jeremy" <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hi Martin. If you don't know of the Museum API wiki Mike started and Mia
> looks after then check it out. It lists quite a few APIs and data
> sources from museums and related organisations.
>
> MOL hasn't got a collections API yet, but will join the party quite
> soon. We have some other data sources, though, so it depends what your
> contact is after, perhaps we can offer something. We have a cool API for
> the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre which does
> actually return collections data as well as site data, and advanced
> search functions will follow in due course. We also have some static
> data sources and then things like events and publications available as
> APIs (with structured date and geo data)
>
> I'm not going to speak about various APIs I'm aware of because I forget
> what stuff is still under wraps and what's out there for everyone, but I
> will say, don't forget Europeana. The public API for that is in
> development and we in the project (if I can say that) are very keen to
> hook up with businesses that might want to access collections and
> authorities data from 25 European countries.
>
> All the best, Jeremy
>
>
>
>
> Jeremy Ottevanger
> Web Developer, Museum Systems Team
> Museum of London
> 46 Eagle Wharf Road
> London. N1 7ED
> Tel: 020 7410 2207
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> Email: [log in to unmask]
> www.museumoflondon.org.uk
>
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>
> Find out more at www.museumoflondon.org.uk
>
> Before printing, please think about the environment
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Martin Bazley
> Sent: 29 January 2010 16:45
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MCG] Online exhibition builder - access to online content
>
> Thanks Paul, nice example.
>
> Anyone else able to help?
>
> Martin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> paul reynolds
> Sent: 28 January 2010 22:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Online exhibition builder - access to online content
>
> Great idea
> Digital New Zealand  is partly premised on this idea  - and they have an
> API
> .
> See
> www.*digitalnz*.org/
> If peole are interested, the man to talk to is Andy Neale at the New
> Zeaaland National Library.
> "Andy Neale" <[log in to unmask]>,
>
> best
> paul reynolds
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 1:45 AM, Martin Bazley
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>>
>>
>> A company is looking at developing an online exhibition building space
>> in which people can access museum, archive and other content online
> and
>> create their own narrative exhibitions.  Not a radically new idea, but
>> this resource may offer a slightly different emphasis.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know what sort of data might be accessible via APIs, or
> any
>> other method?   Is there an easy way of seeing what is 'available'
>> online?
>>
>>
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Martin Bazley
>>
>> Online experience consultant
>>
>> Martin Bazley & Associates
>>
>> 15 Margin Drive
>>
>> Wimbledon
>>
>> SW19 5HA
>>
>> 0780 3580 727
>>
>> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> www.martinbazley.com <http://www.martinbazley.com/>
>>
>>
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