Free for all: open licensing at National Library of Scotland

FREE FOR ALL OPEN LICENSING AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

FREE FOR ALL – OPEN LICENSING AT NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND

WHAT I’LL COVER

�  the definition �  the Library �  the background �  the drivers �  the issues �  the policy �  some tips

CC-BYNa(onalLibraryofScotland

DEFINITION – OPEN LICENSING

•  openly licensing content allows people to use it for free and forever

•  the 5Rs Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute

CC-BYGillHamilton

PRINT AND MANUSCRIPTS

IMAGE COLLECTIONS

MOVING IMAGE AND SOUND

MAP COLLECTIONS

DIGITISED, BORN-DIGITAL & NON PRINT LEGAL DEPOSIT

METADATA <descrip(onTableID>14441</descrip(onTableID><objectIden(fierValue>74548990</objectIden(fierValue><(tle>Someshellcasesontheroadsideinthefrontarea,thecontentsofwhichhavebeendespatchedoverintotheGermanlines</(tle><descrip(on>Lonesoldiersurroundedbyamountainofemptyshellcases,France.ThisloneBri(shsoldieruptohiskneesinspentshellcases,offersastrikingimpressionofthedestruc(onthattookplaceontheWesternFront.<keywordkeywordAuthority="AAT"keywordTableID="3738">Roadsides</keyword><keywordkeywordAuthority="AAT"keywordTableID="3064">Soldiers</keyword><namewhoAuthority="NoAuthority"whoTableID="114"whoType="Photographer">

Aitken,Thomas(Tom)Keith,b.1879</name><placeplaceAuthority="TGN"placeTableID="542"TGNplaceName="France"

placeType="Placewriben,created,manufactured,produced,taken(ofphotographs),etc"longitude="2.0000"la(tude="46.0000">Europe,France(na(on)

</place>CC-BYNa(onalLibraryofScotland

THE BACKGROUND

AN AD HOC APPROACH

THE BACKGROUND– AD HOC

CC-BYInternetArchive,Crea(veCommons

CopyrightYahooInc.

CC-BYOpenKnowledge,W3C

CC-BYEuropeana

THE BACKGROUND – AD HOC

CC-BYWikimediaFounda(on

THE DRIVERS – ADMINSTRATIVE & LEGISLATIVE DRIVERS

THE DRIVERS – THE STRATEGY

REMOVE barriers

IMPROVE

access and use

THE DRIVERS – THE PEOPLE

Digital Access Manager

Intellectual Property Officer Wikimedian-in-Residence

A CONSIDERED APPROACH

THE ISSUES

�  no existing policy

“My policy is to have no

policy” Abraham Lincoln

THE ISSUES – for the Library

�  no existing policy

�  create, agree, publish & implement policy

�  no existing policy �  create, agree, publish & implement policy

�  inconsistency

�  metadata, content licenses

�  inconsistency �  metadata, content licenses

�  complexity

�  simplified, blanket approach

�  complexity �  simplified, blanket approach

�  access

�  equal use and re-use for all

�  access �  equal use and re-use for all

�  moral and ethical

�  access �  equal use and re-use for all

�  moral and ethical

�  open licensing of public domain

THE ISSUES – for Users �  complexity and ambiguity

�  ambiguity removed, easy to use

THE ISSUES – others �  income generation

THE ISSUES – others �  income generation �  do not need to apply policy to all resources

THE ISSUES – others �  income generation �  do not need to apply policy to all resources �  follow leadership

Copyright,Rijksmuseum,Bri(shLibrary

THE ISSUES – others �  income generation �  do not need to apply policy to all resources �  follow leadership �  sends powerful message

THE RISKS �  misuse, unwelcome media

THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation

THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation �  CC.0 is in perpetuity

THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation �  CC.0 is in perpetuity �  compliance with license

THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation �  CC.0 is in perpetuity �  compliance with license �  can licenses be rescinded?

THE POLICY

�  up to 1000px wide �  core metadata �  OCR data �  business documents �  OGL compatible

THE POLICY

�  over 1000px wide �  extended metadata �  manual transcription

POLICY EXCEPTIONS

�  Europeana metadata

POLICY EXCEPTIONS

�  moving image �  non-digital �  restricted

NO CC LICENSE

IMPACT

�  hard to measure �  impact of print �  Wikipedia & Wikicommons

CHALLENGES TO EXPECT

�  organisational appetite �  rights in digitisation �  open & closed zealots �  deal with the “what if ..” �  opinions versus evidence �  rights management �  on-going review

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THANK YOU

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Free for all: open licensing at National Library of Scotland

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Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 3rd Edition

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Licensing library and authority data under CC0

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Marine Licensing Signposts Roger May Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen

Personal Licence Holder’s Guide - City and Guilds · 8 Personal Licence Holder’s Guide Licensing law Know your rights and responsibilities Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Licensing

Linked data experiments at the National Library of Scotland / Alexandra De Pretto (National Library of Scotland)

Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Weapons and Licensing (Scotland... · Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill iii 58 Processing and deemed grant of applications 59 Form

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2008 EBU TRAININg BBC Scotland Digital Library