API Standardising for the GLAM Sector - Workshop

Participate in a workshop exploring API standardization for the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) sector. Delve into the challenges and opportunities of creating consistent APIs across cultural institutions. Examine existing standards from Victorian and Australian governments, engage in thought experiments, and tackle whiteboard questions. Discuss the unique needs of different collections, balancing privacy concerns with research accessibility, and methods for anonymizing data. Explore tools like OpenRefine, consider equity in API design, and address the importance of clear documentation and internationalization. Engage with topics such as database disambiguation, nested data structures, and the concept of spacetime fields. Contribute to developing recommended standards for API creation in the GLAM sector, aiming to improve consistency and accessibility of cultural data.

Introduction
Victorian Government API Standard
Australian Government API Standard
Thought Experiment
Whiteboard Questions
Disagreement
Underpants Gnomes
GLAM in Libraries
Different kinds of collections
The tension between privacy and research
Anonymising data
Clarification
Not baking in everything
OpenRefine
API
Tools
Equity
Training Documentation
Learning Curve
Easy to Understand
Language
Innovative Uses
Institutions
Internationalisation
Assumptions
Databasedisambiguation
Feedback
Postman for Web AP
R to contribute
Link back
Browsing
APIs
Questions
Data Structure
Nested Data
Third Normal Form
Spacetime Field