Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

[Mark Mangoba]

Hi Nancy,


You can guide your tech staff to view the Open Refine Repository via GitHub
at:  https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine - they will be able to see
the commits and updates to the software, this should allow them to be more
comfortable with software.  Most Open Source projects rely on a strong
community and as you can tell looking at GitHub:  Open Refine certainly is
backed by a lot of support.


Your organization already uses Open Source software such as Drupal for
mnhs.org.  I am a Technical Program Manager at Drupal -
https://www.drupal.org/u/markmangoba (I also work for the Petersen Museum
in Los Angeles as a consultant) and although the software is Open Source,
it has a very mature development cycle and a dedicated security team.


Your tech team may have had a bad experience in the past with OSS projects
and its true there has been some projects that may have not been updated
causing security issues.  This is why reviewing the repository and the
community is an important aspect in selecting OSS software in regards to
sustainability.


Since I’m passionate, contribute and work for open source feel free let
your tech team know if they want to know more about the OSS eco-system.  They
can email me via markmangoba@association.drupal.o
rg or my museum email at
mmang...@petersen.org.  Besides being on the Drupal staff, I was also on
the Python staff so I have a lot of work in OSS, i'd want your tech team to
feel comfortable again with supported OSS projects.


Thanks,

Mark


*Mark Mangoba | Technology Consultant* | Petersen Automotive Museum |
Technology & Innovation | mmang...@petersen.org | Technology Help Desk:
t...@petersen.org | Supervisor:  arosa...@petersen.org (Director) |
petersen.org


On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 1:39 PM Bruce Wyman  wrote:

> Nik (and others) —
>
> I agree, it’s a surprising viewpoint and I’m always a bit surprised when I
> encounter it but usually expect that it’s a by-product of other internal
> factors.
>
> In this instance, I wonder if it’s simply that it’s a small museum with
> limited resources and with an IT staff (or person) that has limited
> experience outside of a range of solutions. And, with limited resources to
> spend on exploring something new vs something that’s known. That doesn’t
> mean it’s a good situation but clearly a support system and possible
> mentorship from experienced colleagues in the field may get that museum
> closer to an open-source solution.
>
> It’s also certainly possible that they’ve been burned in the past. (If
> only there was a stuffed therapy dog handy so they could point out where it
> hurts). In which case, not only mentorship but ongoing resources of
> assistance or guidance would help ease that path to recovery.
>
> -bw.
>
> 
> Bruce Wyman  |  Principal
> bwy...@usd-mach.com  |  720.208.6586
>
> USD Design | MACH Consulting  |  www.usd-mach.com
> Strategy • Design • Concept • Implementation
>
> > On Aug 17, 2019, at 12:45 PM, Nik Honeysett  wrote:
> >
> > This is a great left-turn from a ULAN question. Both the point of view
> of OSS and the empowerment role of IT rather than as gatekeeper is fairly
> ubiquitous in our field, and while I know this comes from frustration, (and
> I am guilty) critique and antagonism, I’ve learned is not the answer. How
> do we engage and educate these folks?
> >
> > -nik
> >
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > Nik Honeysett
> > CEO, BPOC
> > e: nhoneys...@bpoc.org
> > m: (805) 402-3326
> > via mobile
> >
> >> On Aug 17, 2019, at 10:15, Sina Bahram  wrote:
> >>
> >> Wow. Your network team is exhibiting professional negligence, bordering
> on pure incompetence, if they are asserting that open-source is not secure.
> That's an incredibly concerning lack of understanding of the most basic
> tenants of technology and modern operations. This debate was solved decades
> ago, not months ago. Trillions of dollars of operations occur over
> open-source technologies in the most relaxed environments in the world to
> the most secure ones.
> >>
> >> There are a myriad of examples of where open source and open standards
> is the "only" way to ensure true security, interoperability, accessibility,
> data transparency, and so much more.
> >>
> >> Good luck. You have my empathy.
> >>
> >> Take care,
> >> Sina
> >>
> >> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
> >> Phone: 919-345-3832
> >> https://www.PAC.bz
> >> Twitter: @SinaBahram
> >> Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Matt Morgan
> >> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 7:06 AM
> >> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
> >>
> >> Shyam's being kind here. It's 2019. I can't believe I'm seeing that
> >> statement. If that's what they really said, it's completely
> >> unprofessional at this point.
> >>
> >> OpenRefine is in a category unto itself. It's worth them spending some
> >> time "securing" it, 

Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

[Bruce Wyman]

Nik (and others) — 

I agree, it’s a surprising viewpoint and I’m always a bit surprised when I 
encounter it but usually expect that it’s a by-product of other internal 
factors. 

In this instance, I wonder if it’s simply that it’s a small museum with limited 
resources and with an IT staff (or person) that has limited experience outside 
of a range of solutions. And, with limited resources to spend on exploring 
something new vs something that’s known. That doesn’t mean it’s a good 
situation but clearly a support system and possible mentorship from experienced 
colleagues in the field may get that museum closer to an open-source solution.

It’s also certainly possible that they’ve been burned in the past. (If only 
there was a stuffed therapy dog handy so they could point out where it hurts). 
In which case, not only mentorship but ongoing resources of assistance or 
guidance would help ease that path to recovery.

-bw.


Bruce Wyman  |  Principal
bwy...@usd-mach.com  |  720.208.6586

USD Design | MACH Consulting  |  www.usd-mach.com 
Strategy • Design • Concept • Implementation

> On Aug 17, 2019, at 12:45 PM, Nik Honeysett  wrote:
> 
> This is a great left-turn from a ULAN question. Both the point of view of OSS 
> and the empowerment role of IT rather than as gatekeeper is fairly ubiquitous 
> in our field, and while I know this comes from frustration, (and I am guilty) 
> critique and antagonism, I’ve learned is not the answer. How do we engage and 
> educate these folks?
> 
> -nik
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Nik Honeysett
> CEO, BPOC
> e: nhoneys...@bpoc.org
> m: (805) 402-3326
> via mobile
> 
>> On Aug 17, 2019, at 10:15, Sina Bahram  wrote:
>> 
>> Wow. Your network team is exhibiting professional negligence, bordering on 
>> pure incompetence, if they are asserting that open-source is not secure. 
>> That's an incredibly concerning lack of understanding of the most basic 
>> tenants of technology and modern operations. This debate was solved decades 
>> ago, not months ago. Trillions of dollars of operations occur over 
>> open-source technologies in the most relaxed environments in the world to 
>> the most secure ones.
>> 
>> There are a myriad of examples of where open source and open standards is 
>> the "only" way to ensure true security, interoperability, accessibility, 
>> data transparency, and so much more.
>> 
>> Good luck. You have my empathy.
>> 
>> Take care,
>> Sina
>> 
>> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
>> Phone: 919-345-3832
>> https://www.PAC.bz
>> Twitter: @SinaBahram
>> Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Matt Morgan
>> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 7:06 AM
>> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
>> 
>> Shyam's being kind here. It's 2019. I can't believe I'm seeing that 
>> statement. If that's what they really said, it's completely 
>> unprofessional at this point.
>> 
>> OpenRefine is in a category unto itself. It's worth them spending some 
>> time "securing" it, if they're serious. But what they're really saying 
>> is "we want to control what software you use to make our jobs minimally 
>> easier." What they could be saying is "IT is about empowering the staff 
>> with tech, even when it's hard."
>> 
>> Matt Morgan
>> CTO
>> Curtis Institute of Music
>> 
>>> On 8/16/19 4:17 PM, Shyam Oberoi wrote:
>>> "My network team took it away because they believe open source is generally 
>>> not secure."
>>> 
>>> That's insane, the product was developed by Google!
>>> 
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Shyam Oberoi
>>> Chief Digital Officer
>>> Royal Ontario Museum
>>> O: 416-586-7935
>>> E: sobe...@rom.on.ca
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Nancy Hoffman
>>> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 2:48 PM
>>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
>>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
>>> 
>>> Hi Samantha -
>>> 
>>> I have a question related to your answer for Erin. Do you know of a program 
>>> other than OpenRefine that can fetch URIs from the Getty's reconciliation 
>>> services? I have been using OpenRefine for AAT vocabulary terms in a data 
>>> publishing project. My network team took it away because they believe open 
>>> source is generally not secure.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> -Nancy
>>> 
>>> Nancy Buck Hoffman
>>> 
>>> Project Assistant
>>> 
>>> Archaeology Collections
>>> 
>>> Kellogg Center
>>> 
>>> Minnesota Historical Society
>>> 
>>> Saint Paul, MN  55102
>>> 
>>> 612-725-2371
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:40 PM Sami Norling 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Erin,
 
 I would highly recommend using OpenRefine 's
 reconciliation service to reconcile the museum's data with ULAN entities.
 Once reconciled in OpenRefine, you can then enrich the museum's
 existing data with any of 

Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

[Sina Bahram]

Nick, you are right. I agree RE critique is not the answer.

It's just so deeply frustrating because I feel the community of open source 
software has done a lot to make these various points abundantly clear, 
including but not limited to education steps in middle/high-school, flowing 
into higher-ed treatment of these issues at various universities, welcoming 
contributions by non-technical folks to combat some of the barriers around 
non-tech folks feeling they are excluded, large enterprises releasing tons of 
whitepapers on open-source adoption, governments doing the same, commercial 
corporations discussing their use of open-source openly and often, academic 
researchers adopting open-access models (definitely a correlation to the 
open-source mentality), security researchers energetically urging from the top 
of every single mountain top they can find about how open-source is more secure 
(this also goes for open standards), museum conferences like MW and MCN 
espousing the benefits of open-source work, and so much more.

I am positive that there's more that can be done. There always is, but unlike 
accessibility/inclusive design, I submit that it is not an absence of exposure 
and opportunities to read and learn about this that is the blocker here. I 
believe that we all have a responsibility to learn and grow, professionally, 
personally, what have you. A simple Google search is not too much to ask, I 
feel, if you have questions, but to arrive at a conclusion of open-source being 
insecure is an incredibly unfortunate outcome. To then codify this into policy 
is actually harmful.

Having said that, you're right, of course, allowing frustration to speak helps 
absolutely nobody, except for alleviating a few pent up emotions, and so to 
that end, I'm sorry, because a frustrated response can erase a hundred valid 
points, so, my apologies.

Take care,
Sina

President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
Phone: 919-345-3832
https://www.PAC.bz
Twitter: @SinaBahram
Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com

-Original Message-
From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Nik Honeysett
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 3:45 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

This is a great left-turn from a ULAN question. Both the point of view of OSS 
and the empowerment role of IT rather than as gatekeeper is fairly ubiquitous 
in our field, and while I know this comes from frustration, (and I am guilty) 
critique and antagonism, I’ve learned is not the answer. How do we engage and 
educate these folks?

-nik

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Nik Honeysett
CEO, BPOC
e: nhoneys...@bpoc.org
m: (805) 402-3326
via mobile

> On Aug 17, 2019, at 10:15, Sina Bahram  wrote:
> 
> Wow. Your network team is exhibiting professional negligence, bordering on 
> pure incompetence, if they are asserting that open-source is not secure. 
> That's an incredibly concerning lack of understanding of the most basic 
> tenants of technology and modern operations. This debate was solved decades 
> ago, not months ago. Trillions of dollars of operations occur over 
> open-source technologies in the most relaxed environments in the world to the 
> most secure ones.
> 
> There are a myriad of examples of where open source and open standards is the 
> "only" way to ensure true security, interoperability, accessibility, data 
> transparency, and so much more.
> 
> Good luck. You have my empathy.
> 
> Take care,
> Sina
> 
> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
> Phone: 919-345-3832
> https://www.PAC.bz
> Twitter: @SinaBahram
> Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Matt Morgan
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 7:06 AM
> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
> 
> Shyam's being kind here. It's 2019. I can't believe I'm seeing that 
> statement. If that's what they really said, it's completely 
> unprofessional at this point.
> 
> OpenRefine is in a category unto itself. It's worth them spending some 
> time "securing" it, if they're serious. But what they're really saying 
> is "we want to control what software you use to make our jobs minimally 
> easier." What they could be saying is "IT is about empowering the staff 
> with tech, even when it's hard."
> 
> Matt Morgan
> CTO
> Curtis Institute of Music
> 
>> On 8/16/19 4:17 PM, Shyam Oberoi wrote:
>> "My network team took it away because they believe open source is generally 
>> not secure."
>> 
>> That's insane, the product was developed by Google!
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine
>> 
>> 
>> Shyam Oberoi
>> Chief Digital Officer
>> Royal Ontario Museum
>> O: 416-586-7935
>> E: sobe...@rom.on.ca
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Nancy Hoffman
>> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 2:48 PM
>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
>> 
>> Hi Samantha -
>> 
>> I 

Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

[Nik Honeysett]

This is a great left-turn from a ULAN question. Both the point of view of OSS 
and the empowerment role of IT rather than as gatekeeper is fairly ubiquitous 
in our field, and while I know this comes from frustration, (and I am guilty) 
critique and antagonism, I’ve learned is not the answer. How do we engage and 
educate these folks?

-nik

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Nik Honeysett
CEO, BPOC
e: nhoneys...@bpoc.org
m: (805) 402-3326
via mobile

> On Aug 17, 2019, at 10:15, Sina Bahram  wrote:
> 
> Wow. Your network team is exhibiting professional negligence, bordering on 
> pure incompetence, if they are asserting that open-source is not secure. 
> That's an incredibly concerning lack of understanding of the most basic 
> tenants of technology and modern operations. This debate was solved decades 
> ago, not months ago. Trillions of dollars of operations occur over 
> open-source technologies in the most relaxed environments in the world to the 
> most secure ones.
> 
> There are a myriad of examples of where open source and open standards is the 
> "only" way to ensure true security, interoperability, accessibility, data 
> transparency, and so much more.
> 
> Good luck. You have my empathy.
> 
> Take care,
> Sina
> 
> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
> Phone: 919-345-3832
> https://www.PAC.bz
> Twitter: @SinaBahram
> Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Matt Morgan
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 7:06 AM
> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
> 
> Shyam's being kind here. It's 2019. I can't believe I'm seeing that 
> statement. If that's what they really said, it's completely 
> unprofessional at this point.
> 
> OpenRefine is in a category unto itself. It's worth them spending some 
> time "securing" it, if they're serious. But what they're really saying 
> is "we want to control what software you use to make our jobs minimally 
> easier." What they could be saying is "IT is about empowering the staff 
> with tech, even when it's hard."
> 
> Matt Morgan
> CTO
> Curtis Institute of Music
> 
>> On 8/16/19 4:17 PM, Shyam Oberoi wrote:
>> "My network team took it away because they believe open source is generally 
>> not secure."
>> 
>> That's insane, the product was developed by Google!
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine
>> 
>> 
>> Shyam Oberoi
>> Chief Digital Officer
>> Royal Ontario Museum
>> O: 416-586-7935
>> E: sobe...@rom.on.ca
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Nancy Hoffman
>> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 2:48 PM
>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
>> 
>> Hi Samantha -
>> 
>> I have a question related to your answer for Erin. Do you know of a program 
>> other than OpenRefine that can fetch URIs from the Getty's reconciliation 
>> services? I have been using OpenRefine for AAT vocabulary terms in a data 
>> publishing project. My network team took it away because they believe open 
>> source is generally not secure.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> -Nancy
>> 
>> Nancy Buck Hoffman
>> 
>> Project Assistant
>> 
>> Archaeology Collections
>> 
>> Kellogg Center
>> 
>> Minnesota Historical Society
>> 
>> Saint Paul, MN  55102
>> 
>> 612-725-2371
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:40 PM Sami Norling 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Erin,
>>> 
>>> I would highly recommend using OpenRefine 's
>>> reconciliation service to reconcile the museum's data with ULAN entities.
>>> Once reconciled in OpenRefine, you can then enrich the museum's
>>> existing data with any of the data points available in ULAN. I am
>>> going through this process with the Indianapolis Museum of Art data to
>>> better support our linked data initiatives as well as to ensure that
>>> our data is as complete as it can be.
>>> 
>>> As an added step, I would also suggest that when you are done with the
>>> reconciliation work, you contact the Getty vocabularies team to
>>> inquire about contributing information about artists not currently in
>>> ULAN to their data set. My understanding is that they are very
>>> encouraging of such contributions.
>>> 
>>> Please consider this e-mail a super basic overview, and feel free to
>>> contact me directly for more specific information about how to use
>>> OpenRefine and their reconciliation services for your project. I'm
>>> more than happy to help!
>>> 
>>> *Samantha Norling*
>>> 
>>> Digital Collections Manager
>>> 
>>> *Newfields Lab* – Technology for Nature & the Arts
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *Newfields*
>>> 
>>> 4000 Michigan Road
>>> Indianapolis, IN 46208
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> snorl...@discovernewfields.org
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:20 AM Erin Richardson <
>>> e...@erinrichardsonconsulting.com> wrote:
>>> 
 Hi wise MCN-L members!
 
 I am working with a museum to clean up 

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Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

[Sina Bahram]

Wow. Your network team is exhibiting professional negligence, bordering on pure 
incompetence, if they are asserting that open-source is not secure. That's an 
incredibly concerning lack of understanding of the most basic tenants of 
technology and modern operations. This debate was solved decades ago, not 
months ago. Trillions of dollars of operations occur over open-source 
technologies in the most relaxed environments in the world to the most secure 
ones.

There are a myriad of examples of where open source and open standards is the 
"only" way to ensure true security, interoperability, accessibility, data 
transparency, and so much more.

Good luck. You have my empathy.

Take care,
Sina

President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
Phone: 919-345-3832
https://www.PAC.bz
Twitter: @SinaBahram
Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com

-Original Message-
From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Matt Morgan
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 7:06 AM
To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

Shyam's being kind here. It's 2019. I can't believe I'm seeing that 
statement. If that's what they really said, it's completely 
unprofessional at this point.

OpenRefine is in a category unto itself. It's worth them spending some 
time "securing" it, if they're serious. But what they're really saying 
is "we want to control what software you use to make our jobs minimally 
easier." What they could be saying is "IT is about empowering the staff 
with tech, even when it's hard."

Matt Morgan
CTO
Curtis Institute of Music

On 8/16/19 4:17 PM, Shyam Oberoi wrote:
> "My network team took it away because they believe open source is generally 
> not secure."
>
> That's insane, the product was developed by Google!
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine
>
>
> Shyam Oberoi
> Chief Digital Officer
> Royal Ontario Museum
> O: 416-586-7935
> E: sobe...@rom.on.ca
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Nancy Hoffman
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 2:48 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data
>
> Hi Samantha -
>
> I have a question related to your answer for Erin. Do you know of a program 
> other than OpenRefine that can fetch URIs from the Getty's reconciliation 
> services? I have been using OpenRefine for AAT vocabulary terms in a data 
> publishing project. My network team took it away because they believe open 
> source is generally not secure.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Nancy
>
> Nancy Buck Hoffman
>
> Project Assistant
>
> Archaeology Collections
>
> Kellogg Center
>
> Minnesota Historical Society
>
> Saint Paul, MN  55102
>
> 612-725-2371
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:40 PM Sami Norling 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Erin,
>>
>> I would highly recommend using OpenRefine 's
>> reconciliation service to reconcile the museum's data with ULAN entities.
>> Once reconciled in OpenRefine, you can then enrich the museum's
>> existing data with any of the data points available in ULAN. I am
>> going through this process with the Indianapolis Museum of Art data to
>> better support our linked data initiatives as well as to ensure that
>> our data is as complete as it can be.
>>
>> As an added step, I would also suggest that when you are done with the
>> reconciliation work, you contact the Getty vocabularies team to
>> inquire about contributing information about artists not currently in
>> ULAN to their data set. My understanding is that they are very
>> encouraging of such contributions.
>>
>> Please consider this e-mail a super basic overview, and feel free to
>> contact me directly for more specific information about how to use
>> OpenRefine and their reconciliation services for your project. I'm
>> more than happy to help!
>>
>> *Samantha Norling*
>>
>> Digital Collections Manager
>>
>> *Newfields Lab* – Technology for Nature & the Arts
>>
>> 
>>
>> *Newfields*
>>
>> 4000 Michigan Road
>> Indianapolis, IN 46208
>>
>> 
>>
>> snorl...@discovernewfields.org
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:20 AM Erin Richardson <
>> e...@erinrichardsonconsulting.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi wise MCN-L members!
>>>
>>> I am working with a museum to clean up their data. I don't have a
>>> lot of backend data experience. My task is to populate artist
>>> records with ULAN data. They're using EmbARK. I'd like to upload the
>>> relevant metadata
>> using
>>> the ULAN ID as a link. I'm having difficulty accessing the ULAN data
>>> from getty's download center.
>>> https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/obtain/download.ht
>>> ml
>>>
>>> Note: I know next to nothing about data that is not in CSV format.
>>> I've tried to convert the sample ULAN XML data to CSV but am getting
>>> lots of errors.
>>>
>>> I don't even really understand the reasonable-ness of this question,
>>> so please bear with me!
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you're able to offer!
>>>
>>> 

Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

[Matt Morgan]

Shyam's being kind here. It's 2019. I can't believe I'm seeing that 
statement. If that's what they really said, it's completely 
unprofessional at this point.


OpenRefine is in a category unto itself. It's worth them spending some 
time "securing" it, if they're serious. But what they're really saying 
is "we want to control what software you use to make our jobs minimally 
easier." What they could be saying is "IT is about empowering the staff 
with tech, even when it's hard."


Matt Morgan
CTO
Curtis Institute of Music

On 8/16/19 4:17 PM, Shyam Oberoi wrote:

"My network team took it away because they believe open source is generally not 
secure."

That's insane, the product was developed by Google!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine


Shyam Oberoi
Chief Digital Officer
Royal Ontario Museum
O: 416-586-7935
E: sobe...@rom.on.ca



-Original Message-
From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Nancy Hoffman
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 2:48 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Assistance needed with ULAN data

Hi Samantha -

I have a question related to your answer for Erin. Do you know of a program 
other than OpenRefine that can fetch URIs from the Getty's reconciliation 
services? I have been using OpenRefine for AAT vocabulary terms in a data 
publishing project. My network team took it away because they believe open 
source is generally not secure.

Thanks!

-Nancy

Nancy Buck Hoffman

Project Assistant

Archaeology Collections

Kellogg Center

Minnesota Historical Society

Saint Paul, MN  55102

612-725-2371


On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:40 PM Sami Norling 
wrote:


Hi Erin,

I would highly recommend using OpenRefine 's
reconciliation service to reconcile the museum's data with ULAN entities.
Once reconciled in OpenRefine, you can then enrich the museum's
existing data with any of the data points available in ULAN. I am
going through this process with the Indianapolis Museum of Art data to
better support our linked data initiatives as well as to ensure that
our data is as complete as it can be.

As an added step, I would also suggest that when you are done with the
reconciliation work, you contact the Getty vocabularies team to
inquire about contributing information about artists not currently in
ULAN to their data set. My understanding is that they are very
encouraging of such contributions.

Please consider this e-mail a super basic overview, and feel free to
contact me directly for more specific information about how to use
OpenRefine and their reconciliation services for your project. I'm
more than happy to help!

*Samantha Norling*

Digital Collections Manager

*Newfields Lab* – Technology for Nature & the Arts



*Newfields*

4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208



snorl...@discovernewfields.org

On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:20 AM Erin Richardson <
e...@erinrichardsonconsulting.com> wrote:


Hi wise MCN-L members!

I am working with a museum to clean up their data. I don't have a
lot of backend data experience. My task is to populate artist
records with ULAN data. They're using EmbARK. I'd like to upload the
relevant metadata

using

the ULAN ID as a link. I'm having difficulty accessing the ULAN data
from getty's download center.
https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/obtain/download.ht
ml

Note: I know next to nothing about data that is not in CSV format.
I've tried to convert the sample ULAN XML data to CSV but am getting
lots of errors.

I don't even really understand the reasonable-ness of this question,
so please bear with me!

Thanks for any help you're able to offer!

Erin

_

Erin Richardson, PhD, Principal

Erin Richardson Consulting


518.577.0186

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