[OpenGLAM] [Sign Up] Unseen Illustrations - British Library Labs Data Day

Tue Dec 3 13:02:10 UTC 2013

Hi All,

Thanks for raising the important point that not all the collections that we
will be showcased are open (yet!).

However, the British Library hosts a number of collections that are Open
Definition compliant that we can work with for example:

http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/welcome.htm
http://openglam.org/2013/12/03/music-manuscripts-from-the-17th-and-18th-centuries-in-the-british-library/(which
is featured in this
month's Curator's
Choice<http://openglam.org/2013/12/03/music-manuscripts-from-the-17th-and-18th-centuries-in-the-british-library/>
)

It is through events like these that we can come together and demonstrate
there is real demand on the part of developers, researchers and the wider
community for a more concerted effort to open up image collections at
institutions like the British Library.

It's a gradual process, but I believe there is a real willingness on the
part of the British Library to begin to open up bit by bit. My hope is that
through the event and the British Library Labs competition we can cook up
some awesome examples of open source tools working with open image
collections that will bolster the case for this happening sooner rather
than later!

Best.
Sam

On 3 December 2013 12:49, Josu Aramberri <jaramberri at arija.org> wrote:

> I Think there are a lot of images not Open/Free. Un example:
>
>
> http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLVU1&afterPDS=true&institution=BL&docId=BLL01004987511
>
> "Plano del Presidio de Fronteras, dependiente de la governacion de Sonora,
> situado en 31º y 17ʹ de latitud boreal;" drawn by Joseph Vrrutia, on a
> scale of 50 toises to an inch.
>
>         • Subjects: FRONTERAS, Mexico -- 1766-1767
>         • Publication Details: 1766-1767.
>         • Identifier: System number 004987511
>         • Physical Description: Ms. 1 f. 9 in. x 1 f. 4 1/2 in.; 53 x 42
> cm.; Scale ca. 1: 3 937. 50 toises to an inch.
>         • Shelfmark(s): Cartographic Items Additional MS. 17,662.f.
>         • Obsolete shelfmark: Add.17,662.f.
>
> Title:
> Shelfmark(s):
>         • Cartographic Items  Additional MS. 17,662.f.
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:01:28 -0800
> > From: Rob Myers <rob at robmyers.org>
> > To: open-glam at lists.okfn.org
> > Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] [Sign Up] Unseen Illustrations - British
> >       Library Labs Data Day
> > Message-ID: <529CCAF8.80302 at robmyers.org>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > On 02/12/13 06:49 AM, Sam Leon wrote:
> >> You are warmly invited to take part in an event jointly organised by the
> >> British Library Labs and the Open Knowledge Foundation aimed at
> >> exploring the use of open source technologies for working with freely
> >> available collections of digital images held by the British Library and
> >> elsewhere.
> >> [...]
> >> *More info: *http://bit.ly/1bhoo8c
> >
> > "...open content and data which are freely available for research and
> > development. We have identified an exciting range of illustrations,
> > photographs, and other evocative images held in digital formats that are
> > available for research and in many cases, available for any purpose."
> >
> > It sounds like not all of the images are actually Open/Free?
> >
> >
>
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