Creative Commons - User contributions [en]

GLAM

2009-11-12T15:28:24Z

Culturelibre: /* Canada */

Currently this is a scratchpad for referencing known uses of CC licensing and material by the collections and cultural sectors - ie museums, libraries, archives and galleries. Please add to the list and turn compelling uses into [[Case Studies]].

== Armenia ==

[http://www.flib.sci.am '''Fundamental Scientific Library of the National Academy of Science of Armenia''']

* maintains two open access journals, the [http://www.flib.sci.am/arm/journal/Math/ '''Armenian Journal of Mathematics'''] and [http://www.flib.sci.am/arm/journal/Phys '''Armenian Journal of Physics'''], both of which are under Creative Commons Attribution licences.

== Australia ==

[http://www.powerhousemuseum.com '''The Powerhouse Museum''']
* license [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Studies/Powerhouse_Museum educational materials and photos under CC licences]
* license [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/04/02/powerhouse-collection-documentation-goes-creative-commons/ their collection descriptions under CC BY-NC and their collection data under BY-SA] (specifically for reuse on Wikipedia)
* have written papers on the [http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/bray/bray.html financial and other benefits of OA], and posted on crowd-sourced [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/04/27/another-opac-discovery-the-gambey-dip-circle-and-the-value-of-minimal-tombstone-data/ discoveries] and [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/10/06/augmented-reality-and-the-powerhouse-images-in-the-commons-or-interesting-things-clever-people-do-with-yout-data-7215/ reuse] as a result

[http://www.nla.gov.au '''The National Library of Australia''']
* license a large range of their internal documents/policies under CC, mainly through their [http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/index Open Publish] initiative (see [http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/nlasp/article/viewFile/1046/1315 background paper])
* encourage donors to use CC as part of their [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Studies/National_Library_of_Australia_%27Click_and_Flick%27 Flickr-based PictureAustralia] initiative
* incorporate Wikipedia descriptions and crowdsourced text-correction in their [http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Newspapers Online Australia] initiative (see slides [http://www.slideshare.net/guest7a58d6/perspectives-on-national-library-of-australia-developments-part-1-rose-holley here] and [http://www.slideshare.net/guest7a58d6/perspectives-on-national-library-of-australia-developments-part-2-kent-fitch here])

[http://www.abc.net.au '''Australian Broadcasting Corporation''']
* Australia's main public broadcaster has started [http://www.pool.org.au/genepool releasing material from its archives under CC BY-NC]

[http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au '''Collections Council of Australia''']
* has launched the beta of a digital storytelling initiative, [http://www.nowandthen.net.au Now and Then], that requires contributors to CC license

[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au '''State Library of Queensland''']
* incorporate CC licensed material (and in particular [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/259 photographs]) into their digital storytelling collection

== Canada ==

Anecdotal evidence suggests that some University libraries offer Creative Commons licensing options in their Institutional Repositories. More research is required in this field.

== Germany ==

[http://www.bundesarchiv.de/ '''Bundesarchiv - the German Federal Archive''']
* released 100,000 photographs under CC BY-SA for free reuse on Wikicommons and saw sales of prints of the photographs double (see slides [http://www.slideshare.net/wittylama/the-anatomy-of-a-100000-image-cooperation-german-federal-archives-wikipedia-and-the-greater-picture here])

[http://www.slub-dresden.de/ '''The Land Library of Saxony - State and University Library Dresden''' (SLUB)]
* [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/13787 donated] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_Deutsche_Fotothek 250,000 photographs] from their [http://deutschefotothek.de/ German Photo Collection] (depicting scenes from German history and daily life) with corresponding captions and metadata to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:FotothekBot Wikicommons] - all under Germany’s ported CC BY-SA 3.0 license or in the public domain.

== Netherlands ==

[http://www.tropenmuseum.nl/ '''Tropenmuseum''']
* has collaborated with the local Wikimedia community, to document materials in the museum’s collection (eg through photography) and upload this material to Wikicommons (see slides [http://www.youtube.com/user/wikimedianl#play/all/uploads-all/0/4aPatvL5kvo here])
* and so have 45 other museums in the Netherlands; the full list is also available on the [http://www.wikilovesart.nl/ Wiki Loves Art website].

== United Kingdom ==

[http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/ '''Staffordshire Hoard''']
* In July 2009, an Anglo-Saxon treasure was found in a field near Birmingham, UK. Since mid-September photographs of the items have been on display on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/sets/72157622378376316/
Some photos are under BY-NC, others under BY-NC-SA.

== United States ==

[http://www.loc.gov/ '''The Library of Congress''']
* not exactly uses Creative Commons licences, but has been part of the flickr commons project and produced a valuable [http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/flickr_report_final.pdf report] on the benefits of OA to memory institutions [http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/flickr_report_final.pdf (Springer, Michelle, et al. (2008). For the Common Good: The Library of Congress Flickr Pilot Project)]

[http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ '''Brooklyn Museum''']
* On October 30th, 2009, Brooklyn Museum opened [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/rock_and_roll/ Who Shot Rock & Roll], an exhibition commemorating photographers and their creative role in rock & roll history. To celebrate, the museum has teamed up with Chris Stein for a companion musical project called Who Shot Drums and Bass. Its eight original songs are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license. Brooklyn Museum is asking remixers to download the tracks from its Soundcloud page and remix them for the Who Shot Rock & Roll: Remix! contest. [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/rock_and_roll/remix.php Details on the Brooklyn Museum website]. [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/18730 (Info from Creative Commons Blog)]

[[Category:Lists of CC use by jurisdiction]]

GLAM

2009-11-12T15:27:16Z

Culturelibre:

Currently this is a scratchpad for referencing known uses of CC licensing and material by the collections and cultural sectors - ie museums, libraries, archives and galleries. Please add to the list and turn compelling uses into [[Case Studies]].

== Armenia ==

[http://www.flib.sci.am '''Fundamental Scientific Library of the National Academy of Science of Armenia''']

* maintains two open access journals, the [http://www.flib.sci.am/arm/journal/Math/ '''Armenian Journal of Mathematics'''] and [http://www.flib.sci.am/arm/journal/Phys '''Armenian Journal of Physics'''], both of which are under Creative Commons Attribution licences.

== Australia ==

[http://www.powerhousemuseum.com '''The Powerhouse Museum''']
* license [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Studies/Powerhouse_Museum educational materials and photos under CC licences]
* license [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/04/02/powerhouse-collection-documentation-goes-creative-commons/ their collection descriptions under CC BY-NC and their collection data under BY-SA] (specifically for reuse on Wikipedia)
* have written papers on the [http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/bray/bray.html financial and other benefits of OA], and posted on crowd-sourced [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/04/27/another-opac-discovery-the-gambey-dip-circle-and-the-value-of-minimal-tombstone-data/ discoveries] and [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/10/06/augmented-reality-and-the-powerhouse-images-in-the-commons-or-interesting-things-clever-people-do-with-yout-data-7215/ reuse] as a result

[http://www.nla.gov.au '''The National Library of Australia''']
* license a large range of their internal documents/policies under CC, mainly through their [http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/index Open Publish] initiative (see [http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/nlasp/article/viewFile/1046/1315 background paper])
* encourage donors to use CC as part of their [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Studies/National_Library_of_Australia_%27Click_and_Flick%27 Flickr-based PictureAustralia] initiative
* incorporate Wikipedia descriptions and crowdsourced text-correction in their [http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Newspapers Online Australia] initiative (see slides [http://www.slideshare.net/guest7a58d6/perspectives-on-national-library-of-australia-developments-part-1-rose-holley here] and [http://www.slideshare.net/guest7a58d6/perspectives-on-national-library-of-australia-developments-part-2-kent-fitch here])

[http://www.abc.net.au '''Australian Broadcasting Corporation''']
* Australia's main public broadcaster has started [http://www.pool.org.au/genepool releasing material from its archives under CC BY-NC]

[http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au '''Collections Council of Australia''']
* has launched the beta of a digital storytelling initiative, [http://www.nowandthen.net.au Now and Then], that requires contributors to CC license

[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au '''State Library of Queensland''']
* incorporate CC licensed material (and in particular [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/259 photographs]) into their digital storytelling collection

== Canada ==

Annecdotal evidence suggests that some University libraries offer Creative Commons licensing options in their Institutional Repositories. More research is required in this field.

== Germany ==

[http://www.bundesarchiv.de/ '''Bundesarchiv - the German Federal Archive''']
* released 100,000 photographs under CC BY-SA for free reuse on Wikicommons and saw sales of prints of the photographs double (see slides [http://www.slideshare.net/wittylama/the-anatomy-of-a-100000-image-cooperation-german-federal-archives-wikipedia-and-the-greater-picture here])

[http://www.slub-dresden.de/ '''The Land Library of Saxony - State and University Library Dresden''' (SLUB)]
* [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/13787 donated] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_Deutsche_Fotothek 250,000 photographs] from their [http://deutschefotothek.de/ German Photo Collection] (depicting scenes from German history and daily life) with corresponding captions and metadata to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:FotothekBot Wikicommons] - all under Germany’s ported CC BY-SA 3.0 license or in the public domain.

== Netherlands ==

[http://www.tropenmuseum.nl/ '''Tropenmuseum''']
* has collaborated with the local Wikimedia community, to document materials in the museum’s collection (eg through photography) and upload this material to Wikicommons (see slides [http://www.youtube.com/user/wikimedianl#play/all/uploads-all/0/4aPatvL5kvo here])
* and so have 45 other museums in the Netherlands; the full list is also available on the [http://www.wikilovesart.nl/ Wiki Loves Art website].

== United Kingdom ==

[http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/ '''Staffordshire Hoard''']
* In July 2009, an Anglo-Saxon treasure was found in a field near Birmingham, UK. Since mid-September photographs of the items have been on display on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/sets/72157622378376316/
Some photos are under BY-NC, others under BY-NC-SA.

== United States ==

[http://www.loc.gov/ '''The Library of Congress''']
* not exactly uses Creative Commons licences, but has been part of the flickr commons project and produced a valuable [http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/flickr_report_final.pdf report] on the benefits of OA to memory institutions [http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/flickr_report_final.pdf (Springer, Michelle, et al. (2008). For the Common Good: The Library of Congress Flickr Pilot Project)]

[http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ '''Brooklyn Museum''']
* On October 30th, 2009, Brooklyn Museum opened [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/rock_and_roll/ Who Shot Rock & Roll], an exhibition commemorating photographers and their creative role in rock & roll history. To celebrate, the museum has teamed up with Chris Stein for a companion musical project called Who Shot Drums and Bass. Its eight original songs are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license. Brooklyn Museum is asking remixers to download the tracks from its Soundcloud page and remix them for the Who Shot Rock & Roll: Remix! contest. [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/rock_and_roll/remix.php Details on the Brooklyn Museum website]. [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/18730 (Info from Creative Commons Blog)]

[[Category:Lists of CC use by jurisdiction]]