Open GLAM CH presentation 20130918

Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Action Planning for OpenGLAM &Institutional Setup in SwitzerlandBeat Estermann, 18 September 2013 – OKCon, Geneva

▶ Bern University of Applied Sciences, E-Government Institute

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Action Planning for Open GLAM• Insights from Swiss GLAM survey• Inputs from participants of the GLAM workshop


Pilot Study among Swiss GLAMs

Where do Swiss GLAMs stand with regard to...

…Digitization?…Exchange of metadata in multilateral cooperation?…Open Data?…Crowdsourcing?…Linked Open Data?

Our sample: 72 memory institutions from Switzerland

Beat Estermann (2013). Swiss Heritage Institutions in the Internet Era. Results of a pilot survey on open data and crowdsourcing. Bern University of Applied Sciences, E-Government Institute.

English: http://tinyurl.com/SwissGLAMsurveyDeutsch: http://tinyurl.com/GLAMStudie

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Innovation Diffusion among Swiss GLAMs: The Overall Picture

A critical mass has been reached.How about the laggards?

Will we see a higher rate of adoption for Open Data than for Crowdsourcing?

Some institutions are starting to think about Linked Data…


▶ Pursue approaches that do not require a high level of mutual engagement between GLAMs and the community • simply releasing content is easier than engaging in more

complex cooperation!)• some level of standardization (metadata, content quality,

APIs) is needed to keep transaction costs low.

▶ GLAMs are most likely to adopt Open Data / Open Content policies, …

• if it’s for education and research• if it’s for a non-profit cause• if it’s useful (well documenting the use is important!)

Wikipedia/Wikimedia as well as research and educational institutions are attractive partners.

Short-term strategy


▶ Information campaigns should focus on:• “free” licensing requirement for Wikipedia and Open Data• positive accounts of how GLAMs handle the relative loss

of control• showing how the provenance of the data / content is

documented• examples of how a useful content contribution can be

made without much extra effort

Role models and example cases are needed!

Short-term information campaigns


▶ Real cooperation is costly. Pilot projects are needed to demonstrate and document its usefulness and to foster learning processes.

▶ Communication efforts should focus on:• Putting collections and cross-organizational themes at

the center of attention (and not the institutions)• Telling GLAMs how released contents have been used

and what types of content would be particularly useful• Telling stories of mutually beneficial relationships

between GLAMs and the communities

Cooperation / communication in the longer-term


▶ Examine how digitization efforts of GLAMs can be supported – in exchange for “free” licensing of content.

▶ Examine to what extent crowdsourcing approaches can be used to respond to GLAMs' needs and expectations in terms of metadata improvement and correction/transcription tasks.

▶ Metadata is important for GLAMs: The potential of Wikidata with regard to GLAM metadata should be better explored.

Digitization and metadata improvement


▶ Broader community engagement

▶ Legal and technical standards

▶ Collaboration with Wikipedia/Wikimedia

▶ Sharing documents, arguments and statistics

▶ Getting opening collections recognized

▶ Realizing quick wins!

Further focus areas identified during the OpenGLAM Workshop


Proposed Institutional Setup for OpenGLAM in Switzerland

• Swiss OpenGLAM Working Group• Swiss OpenGLAM Network


Working Group of the Swiss chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation

▶ Mission: ▶ Promote and facilitate the adoption of the OpenGLAM principles

in Switzerland▶ Members:

▶ Wikimedia CH ▶ Digitale Allmend / Creative Commons Switzerland▶ Swiss GLAMs (interested GLAMs are invited to join)▶ Research and educational institutions

▶ Next Steps:▶ October/November 2013: official constitution ▶ By the end of 2013: development of an activity plan for 2014

Swiss OpenGLAM Working Group


Network of organizations/institutions that endorse the OpenGLAM principles

▶ Basic level of participation:• express adhesion / support • stay informed• signal readiness for active cooperation with the Free Knowledge

/ Open Data movement▶ Advanced level of participation:

• engage in pilot projects • engage in mutual learning processes• be recognized as an innovator in the area of OpenGLAM

▶ Types of organizations asked to join the network:• GLAMs, NGOs, research institutions• educational institutions, service providers, funding institutions

Swiss OpenGLAM Network


▶ Contact details:• Beat Estermann

E-mail: [email protected]: +41 31 848 34 38

▶ Affiliations:• Research Associate, E-Government Institute, Bern University of

Applied Sciences• Member of opendata.ch (Swiss Chapter of the Open Knowledge

Foundation)• Member of Digitale Allmend (Swiss Chapter of

CreativeCommons)• Member of Wikimedia CH

Thank you for your attention!

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