[OpenGLAM] Fwd: [GLAM-US] Getty Research Institute adds images to Open Content Program

Wed Oct 16 17:04:43 UTC 2013

This is great. Has anyone ever discussed with them the possibility of
marking those images in the public domain using the Public Domain Mark (
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/).
tvol

On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Sam Leon <sam.leon at okfn.org> wrote:

> Wonderful news and such a joy to browse through!
>
> A brief blog post about the release is now up on OpenGLAM.org:
>
> http://openglam.org/2013/10/16/getty-release-second-batch-of-open-content/
>
> Congrats to yourself Sarah and all others at the Getty sharing these
> wonderful resources.
>
> All the best,
> Sam
>
>
>  On 16 October 2013 01:40, Sarah Sherman <SSherman at getty.edu> wrote:
>
>>  James Cuno was there in spirit. David Farneth, Assistant Director of
>> the GRI, was there in person!
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>>
>> Sarah Sherman
>>
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>>
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>>
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>> >>> Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch at gmail.com> 10/15/2013 5:10 PM >>>
>>  So pleased! Both Sarah and James Cuno attended the OpenGLAM US Launch
>> in March. They're great people, and I so happy to reading about this!
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Sarah Sherman <SSherman at getty.edu>
>> Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:08 PM
>> Subject: [GLAM-US] Getty Research Institute adds images to Open Content
>> Program
>> To: glam-us at lists.wikimedia.org
>>
>>
>>  Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> We are pleased to announce that the Getty Research Institute has added
>> 5,400 images to the Getty’s Open Content Program.
>>
>>   Please take a look at this post on today’s Getty Iris blog:
>> http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/5400-images-from-getty-research-institutes-special-collections-now-available-as-open-content/
>>
>>   and see the press release below:
>>
>>  Getty Releases Second Batch of Open Content Images, More than Doubling
>> Number Available to the Public
>> October 15, 2013
>>
>>  Getty Research Institute adds 5,400 images to Open Content Program,
>> which provides images available for use without restrictions*************
>> ***********************************************************
>>
>> **************LOS ANGELES—The Getty today released 5,400 high-resolution
>> images from the *Getty Research Institute* (GRI) through its *Open
>> Content Program*<http://search.getty.edu/gateway/search?q=&cat=highlight&f=%22Open+Content+Images%22&rows=10&srt=a&dir=s&pg=1>,
>> more than doubling the number available to the public for use without fees
>> or restriction, bringing the total of available images to roughly *10,000
>> *.
>>
>> “We are delighted to include these images from the Getty Research
>> Institute in our Open Content Program, which makes these images available
>> without charge to be used for any purpose,” said Getty President and CEO
>> Jim Cuno. “We saw a phenomenal outpouring of creativity and enthusiasm from
>> the public in response to our initial release of J. Paul Getty Museum
>> images; we can’t wait to see what kind of scholarship will spring from this
>> release of Getty Research Institute images.”
>>
>> The Getty Research Institute images join approximately 4,600 images from
>> the *J. Paul Getty Museum* that were released in August through the
>> first phase of the Open Content Program. Immediately after the initial
>> release, traffic to the Getty Search Gateway, the tool that enables access
>> to Open Content images, skyrocketed from an average of 200 visits per
>> day to a peak of 22,000. Within the first two months, there were more
>> than 100,000 downloads of Open Content images, compared to an average of
>> 121 image requests a month prior to Open Content.
>>
>> “The Getty Research Institute's vaults hold rare books, prints,
>> photographs, manuscripts and sketchbooks that provide perspectives on
>> artistic production, intellectual exchange, and creative collaboration,”
>> said Thomas W. Gaehtgens, director of the GRI. “We hope that by making
>> these images available without restrictions, we will be stimulating a
>> similar kind of intellectual exchange, initiating scholarship and
>> discussion and increasing awareness of the GRI’s rare and unique
>> collections in art history and visual culture.”
>>
>> The 5,400 newly available images from the Research Institute include
>> drawings and watercolors, artists’ sketchbooks, rare prints from the 16th
>> through the 18th century, 19th-century architectural drawings of cultural
>> landmarks and 19th-century photographs of the Middle East and Asia.
>>
>> The Getty plans to continue to add images, until eventually all
>> applicable Getty-owned or public domain images are available, without
>> restrictions, online. The Museum and the GRI are continuing to identify
>> applicable images, and the Getty Conservation Institute is also working to
>> make available images from its projects worldwide.
>>
>> Prior to the Open Content Program, the Getty Research Institute made
>> high-resolution images available upon request and granted specific use
>> permissions with terms and conditions. Now, while the Getty requests
>> information about the intended use, it will not restrict use of available
>> images, and no fees apply for any use of images made available for direct
>> download on the website.
>>
>> “This project goes to the heart of the Getty’s mission to share its
>> collections and research as widely as possible,” said Cuno. “We look
>> forward to seeing the ingenious, creative and thoughtful ways these images
>> are being used.”
>>
>> For more information on the Getty’s Open Content Program, visit:
>> *
>> http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/5400-images-from-getty-research-institutes-special-collections-now-available-as-open-content
>> *<http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/5400-images-from-getty-research-institutes-special-collections-now-available-as-open-content>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> Sarah Sherman
>>
>> Reference Librarian ****
>>
>> Getty Research Institute
>>
>> ******1200 Getty Center Drive****
>>
>> ********************Los Angeles, CA 90049****
>>
>> ****310-440-6698 <3104406698>****
>>
>> www.getty.edu/research
>>
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