Why Libraries Should Maintain the Open Data of Their Communities
Mita Williams, Leddy Library, University of Windsor�Wed, Jan 27 | 3:05 pm - 3:45 pm, MTCC 206D
Ontario Library Superconference 2016
Learning Outcomes
A trilogy of four parts
What is Open Data?
The Five Stars of Open Data
★ make your stuff available on the Web (whatever format) under an open license
★★ make it available as structured data (e.g., Excel instead of image scan of a table)�
★★★ make it available in a non-proprietary open format (e.g., CSV as well as of Excel)
★★★★ use URIs to denote things, so that people can point at your stuff�
★★★★★ link your data to other data to provide context
Open is a format ...
David Eaves' Three Laws of Open (Gov) Data
If it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist
If it isn’t available in open and machine readable format, it can’t engage
If a legal framework doesn’t allow it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower
“In other words, Open Data allows us to ... LOOK, PLAY, and SHARE”
From “Open” to Justice, #OpenCon2014
Audrey Watters, 16 Nov 2014�http://hackeducation.com/2014/11/16/from-open-to-justice/
What does the Tri-Council mean by Open Data?
“Open data is data that meets the criteria of intelligent openness.
Data must be accessible, useable, assessable and intelligible.”
What do *I* mean by Open Data?
“Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone – subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike.”
Open Knowledge Foundation okfn.org
… Open is a permission
Since everything is automatically given copyright, to release your given rights you need to assign an alternative licence to place it in the “Creative Commons”
CC-0 Public Domain
CC-BY Attribution
CC-BY-ND Attribution, No Derivatives
CC-BY-SA Attribution, Share Alike
CC-BY-NC Attribution, Non-commercial
Not all Creative Commons material is “Open”
“Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone – subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike.”
Open Knowledge Foundation okfn.org
CC-BY-ND NOT OPEN!
CC-BY-NC NOT OPEN!
“You don’t like CC-NC? What kind of monster are you? Some sort of Census-hating neoliberal?”
Where is Open (Government) Data �(in Canada)
The data is in Open Data Catalogues (or portals)
Wouldn’t it be easier if it was all...
Meanwhile, back at the Federal Level
Work produced by the Canadian Government is under Crown Copyright
Reproduction and other uses of Canadian government produced information, by default, requires permission and the generally involves the payment of licensing fees that have been set for the purposes of cost-recovery.
Publishing and Depository Services used to administer Crown Copyright and Licensing on behalf of Government of Canada departments and agencies...
The Federal Level: Everything is confusing
In 2010, the federal government gave notice that it was establishing a licence that gave permission for non-commercial uses without the need for permission
But in 2013, this notice was removed from the Public Works and Government Services site and the announcement was made that, "as of November 18, 2013 Publishing and Depository Services no longer administers Crown Copyright and Licensing on behalf of Government of Canada departments and agencies. Should you be seeking copyright clearance for Government of Canada information, please contact the department or agency that created the information."
The Data Liberation Initiative is open? Not open?
Where Do Libraries Fit In?
Public libraries are making their data open...
Meanwhile, south of the border
How to turn the (data) tables
Who will host the data of nonprofits?
The literacy challenge of Open Data
Libraries can Support Data and Policy Literacy
Host open data enthusiasts at your library
Archive Open Data in the Internet Archive?
Thank you!�
Slides are available at:�https://goo.gl/Bo6yDI