What is Open Data in an Archaeological Context?
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What is Open Data in an Archaeological Context? / Roued-Cunliffe, Henriette; Jensen, Peter.
2017. Abstract from Computing Applications in Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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T1 - What is Open Data in an Archaeological Context?
AU - Roued-Cunliffe, Henriette
AU - Jensen, Peter
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper will examine the concept of open data and data sharing in an archaeological context. The Open Knowledge Foundation [1]states that: “Open means anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share for any purpose (subject, at most, to requirements thatpreserve provenance and openness),”. In a cultural context the OpenGLAM initiative has worked on principles that are championed byOpenGLAM [2] institutions [3], including how they should engage with the public about the reuse of their open data. As we can see thefocus is very much on openness for all and for all purposes and for archaeological data we must remember to ask: Who is it open for?What is it open for? And how open is open. In order to discuss this I have formulated five questions that can be used to assess how openan archaeological dataset is: Is the material published online, with metadata so that it can be searched and found? Is the materialpublished with an open license or in the public domain and is this clearly communicated in conjunction with the material? Does the creatoractively encourage reuse of the material and provide support for anyone who wishes to reuse it, free of charge? Is the material availablein an open machine readable format, that anyone can export/download? Is the material available through a welldescribed web service orAPI (Application Programming Interface), that anyone has access to? [1] http://opendefinition.org [2] http://openglam.org/principles/ [3]GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums
AB - This paper will examine the concept of open data and data sharing in an archaeological context. The Open Knowledge Foundation [1]states that: “Open means anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share for any purpose (subject, at most, to requirements thatpreserve provenance and openness),”. In a cultural context the OpenGLAM initiative has worked on principles that are championed byOpenGLAM [2] institutions [3], including how they should engage with the public about the reuse of their open data. As we can see thefocus is very much on openness for all and for all purposes and for archaeological data we must remember to ask: Who is it open for?What is it open for? And how open is open. In order to discuss this I have formulated five questions that can be used to assess how openan archaeological dataset is: Is the material published online, with metadata so that it can be searched and found? Is the materialpublished with an open license or in the public domain and is this clearly communicated in conjunction with the material? Does the creatoractively encourage reuse of the material and provide support for anyone who wishes to reuse it, free of charge? Is the material availablein an open machine readable format, that anyone can export/download? Is the material available through a welldescribed web service orAPI (Application Programming Interface), that anyone has access to? [1] http://opendefinition.org [2] http://openglam.org/principles/ [3]GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums
UR - http://2017.caaconference.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/03/CAA2017_Program_Abstracts.pdf
M3 - Conference abstract for conference
T2 - Computing Applications in Archaeology
Y2 - 14 March 2017 through 16 March 2017
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