PIONEERS OF OPEN THREE CASE STUDIES OF LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The project began as an effort to use the internet to increase the portion of the collection that was accessible to the public. [...] SMK also understands open access as a complement to its ethical obligation to make the collection available and accessible to the public that helps support the institution. [...] KEY TAKEAWAYS • Understanding public access to the collection as a core value of the institution made it comparatively easy to create an open access program • An approach grounded in stability and incrementalism creates an open access program that works within the institution • Linking open access to the success of internal projects can fuel open access growth 13 . [...] The strong relationship between the lead of the open access program and the NGAʼs General Counsel formed the foundation of the open access project. [...] This made it relatively easy to create the high quality images of objects in the collection that are at the core of the open access program.