[OpenGLAM] OpenGLAM principles v.0.2. - input welcome!

Mon Apr 22 10:15:23 UTC 2013

Hi Fae,

I like this especially how simple it is and I think the axes you have here
of preservation, access and engagement really stand out.

I wonder whether these two "documents" could be combined. The simpler one
that you forward being part of a punchy preamble that conveys the core of *
why* this is important with some more detailed principles that follow on to
aid those who are making slightly more complex decisions around which open
license to adopt for instance.

A lot of this discussion has come round to who is the audience for these
principles or manifestos. My thinking on this we are trying to address two
core audiences, although it might prove that slightly different documents
are required in each case:

   - People working within GLAMs - to give a clear and compelling statement
   on the guiding ideas behind openness in GLAMs as a means to encouraging
   institutional reform and open avocates within institutions
   - Those from the open content and open data movement (including some
   GLAM professionals themselves of course!) - so that the
   many organisations working in this field (Creative Commons, Wikimedia, Open
   Knowledge Foundation etc) can agree on a loose set of principles around
   which we can consolidate our efforts

I'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts as to whether this
forking of documents is required or whether we could combine the two (as
proposed above) with a punchier, simpler statement as a pre-amble to some
more detailed principles.

All the best,
Sam

On 22 April 2013 10:39, Fae <fae at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As part of a Wikimedia initiative, I tried a different tack a while back,
> and started drafting a simple "manifesto", primarily for funding bodies to
> consider rather than GLAMs. If the funding bodies adopt simple principles
> when prioritizing funding, this naturally flows to all of our GLAM
> programmes. As with many such ideas it has sat on the back-burner for a
> while, it would be nice to see something as simple as this be a front end
> for more details principles, possibly expressed with the different types of
> audience in mind.
>
> You can find my draft on-wiki at:
> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge_manifesto_for_cultural_projects
> .
>
> For convienience the text body is:
>
> *Manifesto*
>
> All cultural and heritage programmes with elements of public funding
> should be committed to:
>
> *Preservation*
>
> Long term value of any project must be measured against credible plans for
> eternal preservation. External hosting should be assessed for their
> capability to commit to 100 year operational plans rather than 10 year
> plans.
> Artefacts subject to rapid deterioration (such as inscriptions subject to
> natural erosion) should be considered for archive quality digital
> preservation in addition to physical preservation or restoration.
>
> *Access*
>
> The public should have simple access to project outcomes.
> The default for all projects should be free access for the public.
> Virtual access should be a central component to access planning.
>
> *Engagement*
>
> Collaborative open knowledge projects, such as Wikipedia, should be a
> central component to engagement planning.
> Open knowledge must be easy to reuse and consume for collaboration to be
> realistic. Digital assets should be licensed for free reuse and formatted
> in the most commonly accepted open standards.
>
> Cheers,
> Fae
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