[Openglam_members] Open Collections page - was Re: Doodle for next call
Marieke Guy
marieke.guy at okfn.org
Thu Feb 26 14:29:46 UTC 2015
So something like this:
http://omeka.okfn.org/exhibits/show/exhibit/swiss-heritage (I've added 2
of the datasets)
It might be worth thinking about if we want datasets as a separate item
type?
Marieke
On 26/02/2015 13:13, Marieke Guy wrote:
> 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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