Can I offer some help with number 2 -
2. We need to find ways of articulating why data api's are important to
people like stakeholders, funders, copyright holder. This is almost
entirely a non-geek function.
Last year I was involved with the 'Good APIs' project. Although it was
funded by JISC and is primarily aimed at HE/FE there is lots of stuff
that is relevant to the museums community:
http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/good-apis-jisc/
The main report has a section on potential benefits of provision of APIs:
http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/343/2/good_api__JISC-report_final.pdf
Hope you find it useful.
Marieke
Mike Ellis wrote:
> Hi Bridget
>
> Am absolutely happy of course to work with Mia on this.
>
> It always seemed to me that there were two really important functions that needed doing to make API's and hence cultural material re-usable.
>
> 1. We needed to (and continue to need to) pool resource, ideas and technical expertise. This is a geek function.
>
> 2. We need to find ways of articulating why data api's are important to people like stakeholders, funders, copyright holder. This is almost entirely a non-geek function.
>
> In my opinion, #1 is "easy", or at least "easier" and already rolling - devs *get* API's, and it is "just" a matter of working out the technical detail.
>
> #2 isn't, and needs persistent working on - talks, presentations (http://www.slideshare.net/dmje/dont-think-websites-think-data etc), and constant awareness-raising with every single procurement or ITT that anyone writes from here on up!
>
> Mashed Museum (and yes, there will be one this year, I promise!) does some of #1, and via MCG, a bit of #2. There is more at http://mashedmuseum.org.uk - including an API directory of sorts at http://mashedmuseum.pbworks.com/Mashup+directory and a video at http://mashedmuseum.pbworks.com/UK+Museums+on+the+Web+Mashup+day,+June+18th+2008
>
> I'm not sure of the overlap with the list of API's on Mia's wiki but these lists should probably be combined and expanded. The wiki approach is sound, but I think people also respond well to a form-based approach as on the mashedmuseum site. Either way, I'll talk to Mia and we'll work out how best to do this.
>
> Each of the owners of these API's should also, IMO, make sure - as Jon suggests - that programmableweb has their API's listed and tagged accordingly. PW is easily the biggest resource of this kind of stuff online, and we'll all benefit from the use and feedback of our various offerings.
>
> 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?
>
>> If they have API's (he he he, don't set me off... :-) ) then, yes, they should!
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike
>
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> Hoping this will be helpful to us all (and to Martin too, though I
> fear I may have hijacked your thread).
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> 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
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>> Museum of London
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>>
>> -----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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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