introducing octopub: publish data to the web quickly and easily
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Introducing Octopub: Publish data to the web quickly and easily
Stuart Harrison - Trainer
31st October 2016 @pezholio
What is Octopub?● Publishing data can be hard● Publishing data correctly can be even harder● Allows you to publish data with a full history● Anyone can collaborate● Lets you provide complete metadata
What is metadata?● Data about data● In our case:
○ Dataset name○ Description○ Publisher name○ Publisher website○ License○ How often the data is updated○ Name and description of each file
Licensing● Why license?
○ Gives reusers guarantees○ Spells out what a user can do○ Spells out what they can’t do
Creative Commons Attribution
You Can:
● Share● Adapt● Remix
You Must:
● Credit the author
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike
You Can:
● Share● Adapt● Remix
You Must:
● Credit the author● Distribute your
contributions under the same license as the original.
Creative Commons Zero
No Restrictions - The publisher has
released their work into the public domain
Open Government License
You Can:
● Share● Adapt● Remix
You Must:
● Credit the author (usually a UK government agency)