This document discusses open cultural data in Switzerland. It outlines the goals of OpenGLAM, which include engaging global audiences, improving discoverability of collections, enabling new participation opportunities, and facilitating reuse of heritage items. It then describes current OpenGLAM activities, including hackathons, a newsletter, and a "Sum of All Swiss GLAMs" pilot project. Finally, it summarizes recent projects by Bern University of Applied Sciences relating to linked open data, including publishing named entities and controlled vocabularies as LOD and developing domain-specific LOD ecosystems.

1. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Open Cultural Data in Switzerland
Prof. Beat Estermann
Conference on Open Data and Open Maps for Heritage Protection, Bellinzona, 21 Feb 2020
▶ Bern University of Applied Sciences | Institute for Public Sector Transformation
View of Bellinzona's Castelgrande as seen from Castello di Montebello. User:H0005, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 3.0

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OpenGLAM in Switzerland
• Goals
• Activities
• Resources

3. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Let’s engage global audiences!
(go where the people are!)
Goals of
OpenGLAM

4. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Let’s improve the discoverability and
inter-connection of collections
Linking Open Data cloud diagram 2014,
by Max Schmachtenberg, Christian Bizer, Anja
Jentzsch and Richard Cyganiak. http://lod-
cloud.net/ CC BY-SA 3.0
Goals of
OpenGLAM

5. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Let’s create new possibilities for
participation by users / visitors
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Swiss National Library,
Simon Schmid, Fabian Scherler - CC-BY-SA
Goals of
OpenGLAM

6. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Let’s facilitate the re-use of heritage items
and the information about them
Goals of
OpenGLAM

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Community of Practice:
Hackathons, Newsletter, Friends of OpenGLAM Network...
OpenGLAM CH
Activities
Upcoming Events
• 29 Feb 20 #GLAMhack 5 Years Anniversary, SNL, Bern
• 20 Mar 20 #GLAMhack @ Museums Night Bern
• 5-6 Jun 20 #GLAMhack 2020, FH Graubünden, Chur
• 16-17 Apr 21 #GLAMhack 2021, ETH Library, Zürich
Newsletter
https://openglam.ch/newsletter/
Friends of OpenGLAM Network – Become a Member!

8. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Community of Practice:
..., Project Sum of All Swiss GLAMs
OpenGLAM CH
Activities
Current Pilot Project «Sum of All Swiss GLAMs»

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List of Open Cultural Datasets
in Switzerland
OpenGLAM CH
Resources
http://make.opendata.ch/
wiki/data:glam_ch

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Latest BFH Activities in the Area of
Linked Open Data / Wikidata
• Wikidata Hackday Series for Libraries
• LOD Publication of Named Entities and Controlled Vocabularies
• Domain-specific Linked Open Data Ecosystems

11. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Wikidata Hackday Series for Libraries
Second half of 2019
Swiss National Library, ETH Library, Zurich Central Library, OpenGLAM CH
Further Information: This Month in GLAM, January 2020 edition
Graph-based Query Expansion on Library Discovery System
Referencing Archival Fonds on Wikidata
Sum of All Swiss GLAMs

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LOD Publication of Named Entities and Controlled Vocabularies
Study funded by E-Government Switzerland, 2019
▶ Great demand for base registers relating to territorial division, geographical location of
objects, identification of organizations.
▶ High demand for data from the Federal Statistical Office and Swisstopo;
the latter is doing a great job in publishing LOD, the former less so.
▶ Most data publishers require additional support in view of LOD publication of base registers
(tools, guidelines, consulting).
Potential for
Data Usage
Feasibility of
Data Publication
Readiness of Data
Providers
Goal:
All Important Base
Registers Published
as LOD
Prio 1
Source: Estermann, B., Gschwend, A., Haller, S., Parrales E. (2020): Basisregister und kontrollierte Vokabulare als Wegbereiter für Linked Open Data in der Schweiz.
Innovationsprojekt von E-Government Schweiz im Auftrag des Schweizerischen Bundesarchivs. Berner Fachhochschule, Institut Public Sector Transformation.

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Authorities Files and Controlled Vocabularies Specific to the Heritage
Sector and the Digital Humanities
Authority File Data Publisher CH / Int
Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) German National Library Int
Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Int
Inventories of Swiss Heritage Institutions Swiss National Library, Swissbib/UB Basel, Swiss Museums
Association, Association of Swiss Archivists
CH
Inventories of Cultural Properties in Switzerland Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection, cantonal and municipal
offices for monuments protection
CH
Swiss Photography Metadata Foto CH CH
Authority files on Swiss history histHub CH
Metadata of the Swiss Historical Dictionary Historisches Lexikon Schweiz (HLS) CH
Biographical catalogue of the SNL Swiss National Library CH
Metagrid (CH-related historical authority files) SAGW / Dodis CH
Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) Getty Research Institute Int
Inventory of CH-related artists SIK ISEA CH
Dewey Decimal Classification Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Int
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) Getty Research Institute Int

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Domain-specific Linked Open Data Ecosystems
The Vision: Many Stakeholders / One Knowledge Base
Example
Performing Arts Value Network
Distributed
Architecture
Key Stakeholders
Usage Scenarios
Source: Estermann B. & Julien F. (2019): A Linked Digital Future for the Performing Arts: Leveraging Synergies along the Value Chain.
Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) in cooperation with the Bern University of Applied Sciences. https://linkeddigitalfuture.ca/

15. Berner Fachhochschule | Haute école spécialisée bernoise | Bern University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Beat Estermann
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Institute for Public Sector Transformation
beat.estermann@bfh.ch
+41 31 848 34 38
Thank You for Your Attention!
http://openglam.ch