Join the GLAM-E Lab and Europeana Copyright Steering Group for a special office hours to discuss the new Open GLAM Toolkit and what it means to adopt an open access policy for your organization, one step at a time.

Launched in 2024 by the GLAM-E Lab, the Open GLAM Toolkit is a suite of tools, co-produced with GLAM organisations, that can be used by any cultural institution to develop an open access program and release digitized out-of-copyright collections for free and unfettered reuse, where it is lawful and appropriate to do so. The GLAM-E Lab will walk participants through the various tools in the toolkit and how to use them. Participants will gain an understanding of the scaffolded resources available to assess risk, clear and document the copyright status of works, assign a public domain statement or another appropriate label or license, and revise policies for both internal and external use. By the end, attendees should have identified where to start and what the next steps are for their organizations.

The session includes time for questions and open discussion. The toolkit and workshop are designed to support staff at organisations of any size, and at any stage along the journey to “open.”

Participants may find it helpful to pre-read the “Go Open with GLAM-E” Onboarding Document.

Afterwards, we suggest reading the GLAM-E Lab White Paper, “Making the Business Case for Open Access: How the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery adopted an Open Access Strategy for digital collections and new open business models.”