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A presentation given at the Reference @ the Metcalfe Seminar 2012.A written version of this argument with more sensible notes is available on my blog at http://ramblibrarian.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/open-library-data-invitation.html

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Open Library Data

Digital December

Digitising the collections of cultural institutions

Creating the metadata to describe those objects

Opening up those data sets to world to build upon

NYPL Map Warper

http://maps.nypl.org/warper/

library hack

http://libraryhack.org/

Talking Maps

http://www.talkingmaps.com.au/

WHY?People can see our stuff on our website...

I don't know where to start...

I have so much other stuff to do...

We don't have any programming expertise...

http://www.photosau.com.au/sutherlandhist/

You simply cannot imagine the cool things

other people can and will do with your data

http://openlibrarydata.tumblr.com/

 

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