{"id":75015,"date":"2024-04-24T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/?p=75015"},"modified":"2024-04-24T07:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T07:20:59","slug":"what-are-the-benefits-of-open-culture-a-new-cc-publication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/2024\/04\/24\/what-are-the-benefits-of-open-culture-a-new-cc-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Benefits of Open Culture? A new CC Publication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duria Antiquior by Henry De la Beche, National Museum Cardiff, Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today we in the <\/span>Open Culture Program<\/span><\/a> are releasing a new publication: <\/span>Don\u2019t be a Dinosaur; or, The Benefits of Open Culture<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following in the footsteps of <\/span>open culture pioneers<\/span><\/a>, many institutions are taking the leap to open their collections online, partly as a way to celebrate a sense of (re)connection with cultural heritage collections in the digital space. While the road to OC is strewn with <\/span>barriers<\/span><\/a>, its benefits are well worth the journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This report distills the many views expressed in our <\/span>Open Culture Voices<\/span><\/a> (OCV) series about the ways in which so many people can benefit from open culture. In short:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n