John Coburn- E-Collections OfficerTyne & Wear Archives & Museums
@newcastle_libraries
Testing the water with the Culture Grid API
• 15,000 TWAM records (500k)
• 30,000 NE Renaissance-funded
• 55,000 NE records
“ People are over-optimistic about future commercial value (of our data) and not excited enough about present public value.”
‘Encouraging Digital Access to Culture’DCMS, March 2010
…relationships!
60 signed up - 40 attended
28 coders - 12 “non-coders”
5 working prototypes and 2 concepts developed in 8 hours
Funding awarded to 2 projects after the event
@m
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Data visualisations
Content integrated into virtual worlds
Map search tools
Object palette generator
Simple QR code generator for exhibitions
Distributes Grid content to Facebook networks
@ja
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davis
The good bits
Knowing what’s possible (most ideas weren’t developed)2 usable (inexpensive) ideas
Good will shown to cultural orgs publishing dataNew relationships- ongoing support and guidance
Things we learnt
• Ideas/coding time balance• On the day collaborations
between coders and non-coders
• Only 1 project realistic in 8 hrs• Integrate the ideas session• Competition compromises
collaboration?• Keep it social
‘Broadening Hack Days’ on http://museum-api.pbworks.com
“If the data isn’t in a format that someone can easily access then it’s going to lie fallow, unused and unexplored…the more accessible the data is, regardless of how interesting or controversial it is, the more people will make something out of it. Ease of access is paramount”.
A blogger after attending a Culture Grid demo, June 2010.
Hunt down and embrace your local open data geeks
@alistair_uk
Alistair
What’s next?
[email protected] @j0hncoburn
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