Presentation given at the University of Edinburgh inaugural Open Knowledge Network meeting on 17 March 2017 in the School of Informatics. Covers; about the National Library of Scotland, about Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager, open definition and associated licensing tools, history of the open movement and implementation of open initiatives at the Library; Wikipedians, open licensing policy, licensing of digitized collections.
1. FREE FOR ALL
”OPEN” - AN OVERVIEW
GILL HAMILTON, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
2. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
AGENDA
- about the National Library and me
- the open definition and timeline
- the Library and open
- the benefits of open
- concerns about open
- why now?
3. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
ABOUT …. THE LIBRARY
CC-BYGillHamilton
CC-BY Gill Hamilton
CC-BYGillHamilton
CC-BY-NC-SARossG.Strachan
4. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
ABOUT …. THE LIBRARY
analogue
26 million resources
digital
26 million resources
5. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
ABOUT …. ME
librarian
cc-by Gill Hamilton
6. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
ABOUT …. ME
librarian
wikipedian
cc-by Sebastiaan ter Burg
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ABOUT …. ME
librarian
wikipedian
advocate
cc-by-sa Europeana EU
8. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
ABOUT …. ME
librarian
wikipedian
advocate
author
OPEN LICENSING
FOR
CULTURAL HERITAGE
by Fred Saunderson and Gill Hamilton
due Winter 2017
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ABOUT …. ME
librarian
wikipedian
advocate
author
cyclist
cc-by Gill Hamilton
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ABOUT …. ME
librarian
wikipedian
advocate
author
friend of Dolly
cyclist
cc-by Gill Hamilton
11. ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION OR DATA
Open Knowledge International
THAT PEOPLE ARE FREE TO
USE, RE-USEAND RE-DISTRIBUTE
WITHOUT ANY LEGAL, SOCIAL OR
TECHNOLOGICAL RESTRICTION
OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
OPEN is ….
13. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
OPEN IS ….
educational resources
access
source
licensing
data
culture
government
OPEN
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OPEN TIMELINE
ye olde days 1950s
1960 -
1970s
1990s 2000s today
the web
Mozilla
Linux
AMS treaty
Creative
Commons
linked data
open gov
Wikipedia
internet
UNIX
open gov (US)
open source
ERIC/
MEDLINE
sharing
Sweden
transistors
mainstream
reqd by gov
reqd by
funders
computing
World Data
Centre
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THE LIBRARY AND OPEN
CC BY-NC-SA
CC-BY-SA,Dvortygirl
CC-BYNationalLibraryofScotland
PublicDomain
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THE LIBRARY AND OPEN
No known
copyright restrictions
CC-BY National Library of Scotland
CC-BYNationalLibraryofScotland
PublicDomain
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THE LIBRARY AND OPEN
Prof Ewan Klein
@UniversityofEdinburgh
OpenKnowledgeInternational
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THE LIBRARY AND OPEN
Dr Ally Crockford
Wikipedian-in-Residence
CC-BYOpenKnowledgeScotlandCC-BY-SAWikiCommons
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THE LIBRARY AND OPEN
Metadata
and Digital Content
Licensing policy
PublicDomain
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THE LIBRARY AND OPEN
DATA FOUNDRY
data.nls.uk
PublicDomain
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
use, re-use and
re-distribution
FREE!
- FOR USERS
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
ambiguity is
removed
use, re-use and
re-distribution
ONE WAY
- FOR USERS
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
ambiguity is
removed
use, re-use and
re-distribution
supports
applicants
Copyright The University of Edinburgh
- FOR USERS
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
use and impact
2000 images
> 70 wikipedias
> 750 articles
>60 million page views
cc-by National Library of Scotland
- FOR THE ORGANISATION
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
builds reputation
use and impact
Copyright The Complete University Guide
- FOR THE ORGANISATION
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
builds reputation
helps market courses
use and impact
Copyright The University of Edinburgh
- FOR THE ORGANISATION
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
builds reputation
helps market courses
enhance quality
use and impact
Copyright The Complete University Guide
Copyright The University of Edinburgh
- FOR THE ORGANISATION
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
builds reputation
helps market courses
enhance quality
manage IP risk
use and impact
- FOR THE ORGANISATION
C
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BENEFITS OF OPEN
builds reputation
helps market courses
enhance quality
manage IP risk
use and impact
- FOR THE ORGANISATION
collaborative networks
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CONCERNS ABOUT OPEN
license in
perpetuity
∞
33. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
CONCERNS ABOUT OPEN
license in
perpetuity
unwelcome use
limit exclusive rights
CONTRACT
34. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK @ THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
CONCERNS ABOUT OPEN
license in
perpetuity
unwelcome use
limit exclusive rights
£impact on income
generation