David Eaves, an advocate for open government on both sides of the border, wrote a post entitled “Learning from Libraries: The Literacy Challenge of Open Data” that included this inspiring quotation: “We didnt build libraries for a literate citizenry. We built libraries to help citizens become literate. Today we build open data portals not because we have public policy literate citizens, we build them so that citizens may become literate in public policy”. This presentation will make the argument that libraries should maintain the open data of their communities. In doing so, I will share examples from both public and academic libraries as well as the author’s experiences with the local interest group she leads called Open Data Windsor Essex.
Learning Outcomes
Understand what Open Data is and its context in the Canadian landscape
Learn how public libraries, academic libraries and non-profit groups have encouraged the use and the collection of Open Data
Become familiar with some of the standards and technologies of Open Data
