Wikipedia:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution/Open Access

On February 25, 2020, The Smithsonian announced their Open Access policy: this landmark OA initiative releases 2.8 million images into the public domain, making countless collections across the Smithsonian available to Wikimedia projects.


 * Wikidata Knowledge Graphs
 * Wikidata allows anyone to query its 78 million database items instantaneously to create visually-rich knowledge graphs showing connected concepts of human knowledge and how they are related.
 * These visualizations can help show the cultural impact of artworks across disciplines and time or providing insights into the impact of women in fields from aviation to zoology.
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Press and blogs

 * 21st-Century Diffusion with Smithsonian Open Access
 * Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain, Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine
 * A landmark Smithsonian decision could change the way we see history online. What it means for Wikipedia and women’s stories. - Kelly Doyle, Medium

Resources

 * Smithsonian Open Access
 * Wikimedia DC
 * Wikidata