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Open Culture VOICES

Open Culture VOICES is a series of interviews with a wide range of experts from around the world on the benefits, challenges, and transformative power of open access to cultural heritage for institutions and the public alike.

Studies, Reports, and Guidelines

2024

Nudging Users to Reference Institutions When Using Public Domain Materials, Creative Commons Guidelines

• English, français, italiano, 日本語, español, العربيّة, Nederlands, Shqip

Don’t be a Dinosaur; or, The Benefits of Open Culture

• English, español, العربيّة

Summary – Key Benefits of Open Culture

• English

2023

Towards a Recommendation on Open Culture (TAROC) — Two-Pager*

• English, Shqip, français, español, 日本語, Türkçe, italiano, العربيّة, Bahasa Indonesia
• Updated in 2024: TAROCH Informational Brief (English)

Are the Creative Commons Public Domain Tools Fit-for-Purpose in the Cultural Heritage Sector? A Creative Commons Needs Assessment Report

• English, français, Ελληνικά, italiano

Pioneers of Open, Three Case Studies of Library and Museum Early Adopters

• English, français, Igbo, Ελληνικά, Bahasa Indonesia, Tamil

Recommended Practices for Attribution

• English, Igbo, Ελληνικά, Nederlands, Bahasa Indonesia, français, Türkçe, Swahili, italiano

2022

Creative Commons Policy Guide: Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage — A Call to Action to Policymakers

• English, français, Português Brasileiro, español, Hausa, Nederlands, Ελληνικά, italiano, Yoruba, Shqip, عربي, 汉语,

What are the Barriers to Open Culture? A Report by Creative Commons

• English, français, cрпски, Igbo, Ελληνικά, Türkçe, Shqip, Bahasa Indonesia, Hausa

Creative Commons Policy Paper: Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage — An Agenda for Copyright Reform

• English, français, Português, Ελληνικά, हिंदी, italiano, cрпски, Igbo

Webinar Recordings

Open Culture Live — Webinar Series (2023)

Ethics of Open Sharing Webinar with Creative Commons and Wiki Loves Living Heritage

ResiliArt x Mondiacult — From Access to Culture to Contemporary Creativity

3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Access and Revitalization — Panel Recap

Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage — Workshop Recording

Other Resources

Glossary on Open Culture/GLAM — Developed by an Open Culture Platform Working Group in 2022

Bibliography on Open Culture/GLAM — Developed by an Open Culture Platform Working Group in 2022

We Like to Share — Creative Commons community blog hosted on Medium. Here you can also submit content! Reach out to the team at info@creativecommons.org to request to join.

Open Minds Podcast: Brigitte Vézina of Creative Commons on the CC Open Culture Program (February 2022)

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