Hi Mia
I do wonder how likely it is that a - at least slightly complicated, given discussion here - rating system will achieve the critical mass required to be effective.
Presumably the overarching aim is to encourage more open content in general. How about setting up an award scheme to reward and celebrate good work in this area, the way JODI awards do it for accessibility and Best of the Web do mote generally?
Or perhaps that is happening as well already alongside this.
Best
Martin
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On 24 Jun 2011, at 12:07, "Mia" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear MCGers,
>
> I'd love to know what you think of the proposed '4-star
> classification-scheme for linked open cultural metadata' devised at
> the LOD-LAM workshop in San Francisco recently (you may remember
> earlier posts inviting applicants to the event). The classification
> stems from a belief that "To be useful for third parties, all metadata
> made available online must be published under a clear rights
> statement".
>
> To quote, "This 4-star classification system arranges those rights
> statements (e.g. licenses or waivers) that comply with the relevant
> conditions (2-11) of the open knowledge definition (version 1.1) by
> order of openness and usefulness: the more stars the more open and
> easier the metadata is to used in a linked data context. Libraries,
> archives and museums wanting to contribute to the Linked Open Data
> ecosystem should strive to make their metadata available under the
> most open instrument that they are comfortable with that maximizes the
> data’s usefulness to the community."
>
> More info is at
> http://lod-lam.net/summit/2011/06/06/proposed-a-4-star-classification-scheme-for-linked-open-cultural-metadata/
> (short version if the long link is mangled: http://bit.ly/k1p18v)
>
> You could comment directly on the post but I'm also interested in the
> issues that might emerge from a discussion here.
>
> For example, is the first star (definition below) achievable for your
> organisation? In the definition below, metadata must be available for
> commercial as well as non-commercial use - is that a barrier or a
> bonus for you?
>
> "★ Attribution Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA/ODC-ODbL)
>
> as a user:
>
> * metadata can be used by anyone for any purpose
>
> * permission to use the metadata is contingent on providing
> attribution in a way specified by the provider
> * metadata can only be combined with data that allows
> re-distributions under the terms of this license
>
> as a provider:
>
> * you get attribution whenever your data is used
> * you only allow use of your data by entities that also make make
> their data available for open reuse under exactly the same license"
>
> Cheers, Mia
>
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