The First Anniversary of CMA Open Access: Benefiting People Now and Forever

peter.suber's bookmarks 2020-01-25

Summary:

"It’s hard to believe a year has passed since the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) launched its Open Access program. On January 23, 2019, the CMA released high-resolution images of all its public-domain artworks, as well as collections information (metadata) for more than 61,000 art objects — both those in the public domain and those with copyright restrictions — with the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) Public Domain Dedication. The museum’s director and president, William M. Griswold, offered remarks on the occasion that emphasized Open Access as an essential way to fulfill the museum’s mission in the 21st century. The CMA’s commitment to Open Access is ongoing. To the more than 31,000 images released at the launch, the museum added 258 artworks on January 1, 2020, and will do so every year going forward as works enter the public domain...."

Link:

https://medium.com/cma-thinker/the-first-anniversary-of-cma-open-access-benefiting-people-now-and-forever-9f3b70893534

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Tags:

oa.new oa.arts oa.images oa.digitization oa.glam oa.pd oa.museums oa.copyright oa.ch

Date tagged:

01/25/2020, 12:26

Date published:

01/25/2020, 07:26