[Openglam_members] Open Collections page - was Re: Doodle for next call
Marieke Guy
marieke.guy at okfn.org
Thu Feb 26 13:13:32 UTC 2015
Other option is to make an exhibit of them e.g.
http://omeka.okfn.org/exhibits/show/5_star/pd
All still being tested so looks a little rough around the edges.
Marieke
On 26/02/2015 12:58, Marieke Guy wrote:
> Hi Beat,
>
> Could you clarify what you mean by reproduced. To run Omeka you need
> to have an instantiation on your server - is this what you would be
> after?
>
> We could quite easily pull your content into the current system - most
> of the metadata already fits - we could add contact as an extra field.
> It could then be filtered by country e.g here is a search for US
> collections
> <http://omeka.okfn.org/items/browse?search=&advanced[0][element_id]=53&advanced[0][type]=is+exactly&advanced[0][terms]=US&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&exhibit=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=46.818188&geolocation-longitude=8.227511999999933&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items>
> (all searches are contained in the url so this could be modified) or
> maybe by geographic address or radius. This seems relatively
> straightforward to do. Tags is another way we could do this.
>
> Do you have any of this info as a CSV file? I could have a go at
> importing it.
>
> Marieke
>
> On 26/02/2015 12:40, Estermann Beat wrote:
>>
>> Hi Marieke,
>>
>> Could this be reproduced on the Open Collections platform?
>>
>> http://make.opendata.ch/wiki/data:glam_ch
>>
>> -Would all the information fit somehow in your data model?
>>
>> -Would it be possible to display only datasets for Switzerland (or
>> another subset?) – only via tags? Or can you filter the display on
>> any data field?
>>
>> I would like to turn this inventory into a permanent one (right now
>> it’s more something attached to the hackathon).
>>
>> The present solution is not really scaleable - Dokuwiki sucks, and
>> the presentation on one single page has its limits.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Beat
>>
>> *From:*openglam_members
>> [mailto:openglam_members-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On Behalf Of
>> *Marieke Guy
>> *Sent:* Donnerstag, 26. Februar 2015 12:09
>> *To:* Joris Pekel
>> *Cc:* <openglam_members at lists.okfn.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Openglam_members] Open Collections page - was Re:
>> Doodle for next call
>>
>> Thanks for reviewing Joris, really useful.
>>
>> A few comments:
>>
>> * *Rights* - I agree that the star system doesn't work but it would
>> be nice to have a system in place that lets us showcase the most
>> open collections. I'm currently trying out the exhibit option so
>> this could be a way to highlight great work. Definitely something
>> to be discussed in the call!
>> * *Tags* - Currently these can be managed pretty easily within the
>> system (batch editing, searching etc.). I'm just looking into how
>> we manage these when people contribute items - there is a plugin
>> for this - may need some configuring. Probably the easiest way to
>> go forward would be to agree on a set of tags from the start.
>> These can be extended to but it would still useful to have a list
>> up front. Maybe something to brainstorm in the call?
>> I'd like to suggest we add the following to the list as they tie
>> in with the Europeana Space pilots: TV, Photography, Dance,
>> Games, HybridPublishing, Museums
>> Some brief guidelines might be useful too e.g. capitalised,
>> content that doesn't fit into another metadata box etc.
>> * *Accounts* - Still looking in to this - we seem to be able to get
>> people in but it's a bit messy. If people want to look at the
>> back end register (through the contribute page) and then email me.
>>
>> I can't make the meeting on 4th so Lieke should be able to support
>> any discussions and pass feedback on. Agree that we need to get the
>> basics right first so will park the other ideas for later.
>>
>> I'd like to share more widely soon but think I'd prefer to wait till
>> we have some styling in place then people will also be able to share
>> their thoughts on how it looks too. Hopefully not too long now!
>>
>> Any other comments hugely appreciated.
>>
>> Marieke
>>
>>
>> On 26/02/2015 08:53, Joris Pekel wrote:
>>
>> Hi Marieke, all
>>
>> wow great progress! I have made some comments inline.
>>
>> Oh and while we are at it. We will be having our next call on the 4th
>> of March at 17:00 CET
>> <http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/?qm=1&lid=2747891,2643743,3451190,5391959&h=2747891&date=2015-2-26&sln=17-18>.
>> I'll send out the link 5 min beforehand. Speak then!
>>
>> Do you think btw it is worth it to send it out to the wider list to
>> ask for feedback Marieke?
>>
>> 2015-02-24 10:21 GMT+01:00 Marieke Guy <marieke.guy at okfn.org
>> <mailto:marieke.guy at okfn.org>>:
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I'm probably not going to be able to make the call as I'm away most
>> of next week but I wanted to update you on how the Open Collections
>> page is coming along.
>>
>> We now have a new site on a different server (the other was a test
>> server). There is quite a bit of content and I'm just in discussions
>> with our designer regarding the CSS and styling (to align it with the
>> rest of the OpenGLAM site).
>>
>> The site is currently at http://omeka.okfn.org/ it will be moved to
>> http://openglam.org/open-collections/ later on.
>>
>> Some areas I'd like help with:
>>
>> * We need to think about how we deal with rights. Should this be by
>> star ratings for PD content (e.g.
>> http://omeka.okfn.org/items/show/89) or is there another
>> approach? Any ideas?
>>
>> I think stars for rights can be a bit problematic. I think we should
>> just mention the rights and link to a page that explains them (PD
>> Mark, CC BY etc.). Issue with stars is that they don't mean so much.
>> If you are a very open institution, but you just don't happen to have
>> that much material that is in the PD, does that mean you get less
>> stars? A discussion we can have is what to do with material that is
>> in the PD, but licensed with a CC BY license for example (Wellcome).
>> Also, the 5 star system of Berners-Lee is mostly applicable on
>> metadata I think, not so much on the content itself. If we look at
>> the content with this system I think hardly any of them would get 5
>> stars.
>>
>> *
>> * Any thoughts on the metadata we are collecting for each item?
>> Is there more you'd like to see? We can use Dublin core
>> <http://omeka.org/codex/Working_with_Dublin_Core> or make up
>> our own fields
>>
>> I think DC is fine. Don't know if other people have thoughts?
>>
>> * I've started adding tags and you can browse these from here
>> <http://omeka.okfn.org/items/tags?sort_field=name&sort_dir=a>
>> - any thoughts on the type of tags we can add
>>
>> Can we limit them and people contributing pick one? For example
>> 'castle' does not seem like the most useful one. Architecture for
>> example should be there I think. If people are missing tags they can
>> suggest and we can add. Not sure if we should add countries as tags,
>> what do people think?
>>
>> * What should go on the search page
>> <http://omeka.okfn.org/items/search> - is there currently too
>> much? Should we reduce it/ restructure it?
>>
>> I think the search only gets useful if there is really a load of
>> material up there, which is currently not the case. Also, I recently
>> heard at Europeana Tech some good talks from people who are
>> anti-search boxes. They don't guide the user at all. I much prefer to
>> do it with proper tagging so people can browse by category.
>>
>> *
>> * We need to test the contribution
>> <http://omeka.okfn.org/contribution> page - anyone like to
>> have a go?
>>
>> I created an account but it says my pw is incorrect. If I try to
>> reset it gives an error..
>>
>> * Anyone technical care to have a look at the output formats -
>> see the bottom of a browse page (atom, dcmes-xml, json,
>> omeka-json, omeka-xml, rss2). There is an API available too -
>> note to myself to look into this.
>> * It was suggested that we could provide information about
>> applications making use of these open GLAM collections - any
>> ideas on how this could be done?
>>
>> I suggest we do this in the second phase of development. Let's get
>> this right first.
>>
>> * Also suggested that we could provide a tracking system
>> showing which collections are also available within Wikimedia
>> Commons and/or Europeana, DPLA, or similar - thoughts on
>> doing this?
>>
>> I think setting up a tracking system is a bit too much work atm.
>> Perhaps we can add a field in the contributions page where we ask
>> 'Set available in Europeana? Yes/No and the possibility to include
>> the link.
>>
>> *
>>
>> Any other comments/suggestions more than welcome.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Marieke
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Joris
>>
>>
>> On 23/02/2015 19:48, Joris Pekel wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> February has nearly ended, which means time for our next call.
>>
>> I have set up a Doodle here: http://doodle.com/p82zf584ticaczyz
>>
>> Hope may of you can make it!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Joris
>>
>>
>>
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