Open Data: Construction and Critiques (notes for guest lecture) By Tim Davies on February 21, 2012 Below are the slides, links and further reading for a lecture given 21st Feb as part of the Digital Media Futures course at LSE taking a critical look at the open government data landscape.
I’ll add to these after the class if any other links or relevant papers come up. Class participants: your (critical) feedback is very welcome by way of comments below. Data.gov. Open data. An introductory overview of Linked Open Data in the context of cultural institutions.
Clear labeling of the licensing terms is a key component of Open data, and icons like the one pictured here are being used for that purpose. Overview[edit]