Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon – Preparation Meeting
> version française Vorbereitungstreffen für Datenlieferanten Zur optimalen Vorbereitung auf den ersten Schweizer Kultur-Hackathon, der am 27. und 28. Februar 2015 in Bern stattfinden wird, bieten wir Vertreterinnen und Vertretern Schweizer Gedächtnisinstitutionen, die Interesse an einer Datenlieferung haben, die Möglichkeit, an einem Vorbereitungstreffen teilzunehmen. Das durch die ETH-Bibliothek organisierte Vorbereitungstreffen wird am 23. Januar 2015 […]
Join us for the Open Cultural Data Remix Meetup!
Archives, museums and libraries are producing more and more data: we are talking about images, text, recordings or databases with information about works of art. These data and works should be available to the public and free to use by anyone to create new derivative works, informational visualizations or interactive exploratory apps. To immerse ourselves […]
Matthias Nepfer about the Swiss National Library’s experiences in the area of OpenGLAM
In his interview with Dominik Landwehr (Digital Brainstorming), Matthias Nepfer, the Swiss National Libary’s head of innovation and information management talks about the library’s attitude and experiences regarding the release of public domain works on the internet, their cooperation with Wikimedia CH, and their expectations regarding the upcoming cultural data hackathon. Matthias Nepfer (copyright by […]
Heritage Institutions Invited to Provide Data and Content for First Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon!
The OpenGLAM Working Group is calling on heritage institutions to provide data for the first Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Switzerland: All Swiss heritage institutions are invited to contribute data and content for our upcoming hackathon, which is taking place on 27/28 February 2015 on the premises of the Swiss National Library in Bern. The […]
Re:Public Domain, Remix Show
Event: 14 November 2014 – 19:00 – Dock18 (Zürich) 70 Jahre nach dem Tod eines Urhebers werden dessen Werke gemeinfrei. Öffentliches geistiges Eigentum gehört dann dem Bürger und überhaupt jedem Einzelnen. Dazu gehören neu auch die Werke von Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Dock18 Institut für Medienkulturen der Welt beschäftigt sich mit der radikalen Aneignung der Vergangenheit durch […]
Wikipedians in Residence Speak About Their Work
Wikipedians in Residence are Wikipedia contributors who work in a heritage institution in order to serve as mediators between the Wikipedia community and the institution’s staff. In an interview with Dominik Landwehr from Migros Kulturprozent, Micha L. Rieser talks about his experience as a Wikipedian in Residence at the Swiss Federal Archives in 2013 and […]
First Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon – Save the Date!
The first Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon will take place on 27 / 28 February 2015 at the Swiss National Library in Bern. The thematic focus of the hackathon will be twofold: – How can we use cultural heritage data/content for research purposes in the Digital Humanities and related areas? – How can we put […]
Taking stock of OpenGLAM in Switzerland
2013 was the year in which the Open Knowledge Foundation adopted the OpenGLAM principles, the Swiss association Opendata.ch officially launched its own OpenGLAM Working Group and welcomed new members. These two milestones show that the movement in favor of opening up our cultural heritage is gaining momentum. We are seeing more institutions engaging global audiences, making their collections more […]