OpenGLAM @Aalto
Thursday 28.3 at 15:00-17:00 at Aalto Learning Centre, K. floor

Welcome to a meetup about creative reuse of open heritage materials. Get to know the people behind the OpenGLAM community and Open Knowledge Finland and learn about current projects concerning creative use of archives.

The aim of this meetup is to gather Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAMs) and connect them with heritage lovers, students, professionals and creative people, both in and outside Aalto University and the GLAM community.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/301780357178637/

Preliminary program:

15:00 Presentation of Open Knowledge Finland and OpenGLAM.
Teemu Ropponen, Executive Director, Open Knowledge Finland and Tuomas Nolvi, Planner, Yle Archives

15:20 The making of a massive open online course about Open Digital Cultural Heritage.
Maija Paavolainen, Information Specialist, Helsinki University

15:40 On Returning. The making of a workshop for Post-Digital Archives.
Ksenia Kaverina, Curator for Global Outreach, Aalto University

16:00 Visual Resources Centre as a guide on how to find and how to use visual material.
Marika Sarvilahti, Information Specialist, VRC + Aalto Archives

16:15 News from the field (Open stage)
– Aalto Archives and mass digitization, 5 million pages and 150 000 images in one year.
Tove Ørsted, Photo Archivist, Aalto Archives
– OpenGLAM, next steps. Discussions and networking.

Robert’s Coffee on the first floor serves coffee and refreshments during the event.

The event is open for all! No registration needed.