Wikipedia:GLAM/Metropolitan New York Library Council/opendata

METRO is also interested in providing resources for New York institutions and METRO members interested in Open-GLAM and open metadata projects. If you are interested in putting your institution's metadata into the public domain, please contact us. Also see METRO's LibGuide page on Open Data Initiatives.



Resources

 * Open Knowledge Foundation
 * Open-GLAM

Legislation
Federal New York
 * The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)
 * White House Public Access Directive
 * Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) - HR5037
 * Bill A180-2013 "Taxpayer access to publicly funded research act" (TAPFR)

Open Metadata Projects in NYC

 * NYPL Digital Collections API release
 * Cooper Hewitt Collections metadata release
 * Brooklyn Museum API release
 * American Numismatic Society Collection Database (MANTIS) APIs

LODLAM (Linked Open Data, Libraries, Archives, Museums Projects of Note

 * Civil War Data 150
 * Linked Jazz

Projects and Visualization in NY Using Open Data

 * NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO set "Brooklyn's Past and Present"
 * "I love NYC Museums" open data app to check current and upcoming museum exhibitions

Further Resources/Readings

 * List of open museum data programs internationally
 * LODLAM Patterns
 * “Cool Stuff Made w/ Open Museum APIs”