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Tag: GLAM collections
What are the Benefits of Open Culture? A new CC Publication
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture, Open HeritageToday we in the Open Culture Program are releasing a new publication: Don’t be a Dinosaur; or, The Benefits of Open Culture.
Christy Henshaw — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 26
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“Open access means that we’re able to reach more people in a more equitable fashion.” Christy explains how the Wellcome Collection has been using Open Access to increase the engagement and shared value of an art and culture collection in a private foundation. Christy also shares some insight about the benefits of leveraging existing tools,…
CC celebrates 30 years of UNESCO Memory of the World
by Brigitte Vézina, Jennryn Wetzler Open CultureThis week, the international community celebrates 30 years of the UNESCO Memory of the World Program. At Creative Commons (CC), we applaud the program’s achievements in enhancing preservation and access to documentary heritage from galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) around the globe. We laud the multitude of efforts enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive,…