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Open Data: Trends and Practice within Cultural Heritage
Linked Pasts 2015@mia_out Mia Ridge, Open University
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Open Data: Trends and Practice within Cultural Heritage
The good, the bad, and the unstructured...
Linked Pasts 2015@mia_out Mia Ridge, Open University
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3903175631/
Generalisations ahead
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The good...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cornelluniversitylibrary/4558927034/
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...the bad...
'Images not included'
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... and the unstructured
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Classics > Cultural Heritage?
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Not enough time
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Not enough skills
'I don't know a single dev - and I know a bunch - who use any of this stuff, or even know about it.'
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Putting the 'end' in 'endpoint'
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'Provide information as RDF'
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Not enough data
https://www.flickr.com/photos/field_museum_library/10408180463/
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Not enough benefits
• Does it help with SEO to make things discoverable?
• Does it help get people through the door?• Is there a clear audience?• Will it save money?• Is there an immediate return on
investment?
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No-one's drinking their own champagne
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/11324077634/
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Collections systems support
Credit: Richard Light @richardofsussex
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The chicken or the egg?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mississippi-dept-of-archives-and-history/13089504213/
http://museum-api.pbworks.com/
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Thank you!
Mia Ridge, Open University
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