GLAM
Let an agent explain the GLAM concept and sector, describe the institution types and their commonalities, relay open access and digitisation initiatives, and route to entries for specific institutions and professions.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the GLAM concept and sector, describe the institution types and their commonalities, relay open access and digitisation initiatives, and route to entries for specific institutions and professions.
An acronym for galleries, libraries, archives and museums, the cultural heritage institutions that collect, preserve and provide access to cultural and knowledge resources, including municipal archives, digital museum projects and specialised collections such as xylaria, used especially in discussions of open access, digitisation and collaboration with projects such as Wikimedia; the term groups institutions with distinct professional traditions around shared goals of access and preservation.
What it is for: Collecting, preserving and providing access to heritage and knowledge.
It can be explain the concept and sector; describe institution types; relay open access and digitisation initiatives; route to specific institutions.
Distinguishing features
Cross-institutional label
Shared access mission
Digitisation focus
Open knowledge partnerships
What it looks like
Not a single object; buildings and digital platforms of cultural institutions.
Physical character
museums worldwide: about 100000 count - UNESCO estimate
How it is recognised
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums as a sector
Municipal archives, digital museums, xylaria and other collections
Individual institutions have their own entries; the term is a sector label
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes - as one institution type
includes - as one institution type
collaborates with - in GLAM-Wiki projects
In practice
Families and kinds
galleries
libraries
archives including municipal archives
museums
digital collections and projects such as the King Chulalongkorn Digital Archives
specialised collections such as xylaria and herbaria
GLAM-Wiki collaborations
Standards and regulation
ICOM, IFLA and ICA professional codes and standards
Copyright and public domain rules for digitised collections
Data and metadata standards such as Dublin Core and EDM
Failure modes and hazards
Flattening distinct professions
Copyright and rights issues in digitisation
Funding pressures
Confusing the sector label with institutions
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What GLAM means.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and sector.
Definition
Definition.
- What does GLAM stand for, and why are these institutions grouped? definition
- Is the question about the sector or a specific institution type? boundary
Institutions
Institution types.
Institutions
Institutions.
- How do galleries, libraries, archives and museums differ in mission and practice? definition
- Which entry fits the specific institution type? action
Access Open access and digitisation.
Practice.
Digitisation
Digitisation.
Digitisation
Digitisation.
- How do GLAM institutions digitise and share collections, and what standards apply? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Open
Open GLAM and Wikimedia.
Open
Open.
- What are Open GLAM and GLAM-Wiki initiatives, and what have they achieved, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits GLAM-Wiki? action
Practice Professions and policy.
Regulation.
Professions
Professions.
Professions
Professions.
- What professional bodies and codes govern GLAM work? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Policy
Policy and funding.
Policy
Policy.
- What policy and funding issues face the sector, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Examples and history.
Context.
Examples
Examples.
Examples
Examples.
- What are examples such as municipal archives, digital museum projects and xylaria? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific institution? action
History
History of the term.
History
History.
- How did the GLAM term and convergence movement develop? provenance
- Which entry fits cultural heritage convergence? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should GLAM-Wiki be a separate entry?
- How should professional bodies be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific projects and collection types; should they be split off?