Doug McCarthy
@culturedoug
Belongs in a museum, preferably one with a cat.
Writes about cultural institutions, digital strategy and copyright.
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https://douglasmccarthy.com/ 04-05-2016 13:14:57
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'Anarchy in the UK': Glyn Moody examines Doug McCarthy's deep dive into #copyright policies at 16 major UK #GLAMs. The findings show a chaotic landscape of inconsistent practices. The misguided obsession with copyright is counterproductive! #openGLAM walledculture.org/how-copyright-…
The next Cultural Heritage Data School takes place in-person Cambridge University from 7-11 April 2025. Early bird applications received by Tuesday 10 December are eligible for a reduced fee. All other apps due Sunday 5 January 2025. Read more and apply: buff.ly/3VjjJwW
My art book of the year - in fact 'book of the year' tout court - is Bendor Grosvenor's "The Invention of British Art": riveting, erudite and brimming with insights into art & the many artists who made it. The perfect gift too🎄 Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 Elliott & Thompson amazon.co.uk/Invention-Brit…
🥁Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse pdimagearchive.org Public Domain Image Archive
Excellent new piece by Doug McCarthy on the many wrongs of public museums restricting access to images: "...by throttling access to digital reproductions, museums limit the range of perspectives and narratives that can be shared about art and history..." Link in next post >
