The document discusses how digital collections identify open access content through open content identifiers. It analyzes case studies of four museum collections - the British Library, J. Paul Getty Museum, Walters Art Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art - to see where and how they convey licensing terms and what information the identifiers lead to. The identifiers were typically shown below or above image descriptions and always linked to supplemental reuse information. Open content identifiers connect policy, infrastructure, and users regarding openly licensed digital collection content.

1. Communicating Use and Reuse in the
Digital Collection Interface
L. Kelly Fitzpatrick
@fitzbub

3. How do digital
collections identify their
open access content?

4. Open Content Identifiers
- Create connection between policy and infrastructure
for users
- Highlight open access content
- Link user with more information regarding the use and
reuse collection content

5. Case I: The British Library, Catalogue of
Illuminated Manuscripts

6. Case I: The British Library, Catalogue of
Illuminated Manuscripts

7. Case II: J. Paul Getty Museum

8. Case II: J. Paul Getty Museum

9. Case III: Walters Art Museum

10. Case III: Walters Art Museum

11. Case IV: Metropolitan Museum of Art

12. Case IV: Metropolitan Museum of Art
2016

13. Case IV: Metropolitan Museum of Art
2017

14. Shared Practice

15. Where was the open content identifier shown
in the collection interface?
In 4/4 examples, the identifier was shown
directly below the image. In 3/4 examples the
identifier was shown above the description
fields.

16. How were licensing and terms of use
conveyed using an open content identifier?
Of the institutions that selected an open license, that
license is referenced as part of the open content
identifier.
Institutions that have not selected an open license
name the program or policy which release the
content under open terms as part of the identifier.

17. What information does the open content
identifier lead to?
In all examples, the open content identifier always links to
supplementary information related to the use or reuse of
collections content.

18. Infrastructure
+
Policy
+
User