[Openglam_members] Open Collections page - was Re: Doodle for next call

Marieke Guy marieke.guy at okfn.org
Thu Feb 26 16:55:20 UTC 2015


Fab ideas Adam - especially the curator's choice one (we are making 
efforts to incorperate it in ESpace work so this would be prefect).

Back in touch soon.

Marieke

On 26/02/2015 16:49, Adam Green wrote:
> Ah yes and another idea. We could somehow incorporate the Curator's 
> Choice series: http://openglam.org/curators-choice/ . Perhaps as a 
> unit on the homepage.
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Adam.
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> Adam Green
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> Editor-in-Chief, The Public Domain Review 
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> On 26 February 2015 at 10:40, Adam Green 
> <adam.green at publicdomainreview.org 
> <mailto:adam.green at publicdomainreview.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Marieke,
>
>     This looks wonderful! Really coming together nicely. A few ideas I
>     had:
>
>     *1) Highlights / Examples *- I was wondering if it might be good
>     to offer some kind of "highlights from the collection". One way
>     this could work would be to link, where available, to works that
>     have been featured on /The Public Domain Review, /e.g. National
>     Library of Medicice:
>     http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/?source=national-library-of-medicine/
>     , or Rijksmuseum:
>     http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/?source=rijksmuseum/
>      This could be just a simple link at the bottom if the page, or
>     something more advanced pulling in actual images to a gallery.
>
>     I'd definitely also like to link back to the institution's Open
>     Collections page from their relevant PDR pages (or indeed somehow
>     merge the two?)
>
>     *2) Sort or group by license* - I think it would also definitely
>     be good to sort by license (i.e. PD or CC), this would help also
>     to distinguish between these two different kinds of "opening up",
>     not just simply lumping it together as all just "open".
>
>     *3) More concrete categorisation* - It might also be interesting
>     to enable exploration by theme beyond the just tags page, e.g.
>     some more concrete categorisation, with perhaps its own special
>     page to act as a portal - "Science and Medicine", "Medieval
>     Manuscripts", "Sound", etc.
>
>      Any other ideas for how you think the PDR might be able to help
>     please let me know!
>
>
>     All the best,
>
>
>     Adam.
>
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>     Adam Green
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>     All the best,
>
>
>     Adam.
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>     Adam Green
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>
>     On 26 February 2015 at 08:29, Marieke Guy <marieke.guy at okfn.org
>     <mailto:marieke.guy at okfn.org>> wrote:
>
>         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>
>>>>         <mailto: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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