#4. United Kingdom – 80 instances
Figure 22. Publication platforms used in the United Kingdom [1]
Total volume: 10,487,115 assets
The majority of UK instances claim new rights and publish data using open licences (49 or 61.3% of instances). This is similar to current approaches in Germany and the Netherlands. However, across the EU, the practice of applying open licences is expected to shift to public domain tools in compliance with Article 14.
The majority of GLAMs use Art UK to publish open collections (47 or 58.8% of UK instances), followed by Flickr Commons (9) and Flickr (1) (together, 10 total or 12.5% of UK instances).
External platforms account for 91.3% (or 73) of open GLAM instances in the UK. A small minority (7 or 8.8%) publish open collections via their own website. These are the Birmingham Museums Trust, British Library, Natural History Museum, Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust, Brighton & Hove, University of St Andrews, Wellcome Collection and York Museums Trust. Many also contribute to Art UK, Europeana and other external platforms.
The British Library accounts for 11.3% of the total volume, with 1,187,746 assets in the public domain. The Natural History Museum accounts for 68.0% of the total volume, 7,131,178 assets published via open licences and 85 assets in the public domain (7,131,263 total assets). In general, the United Kingdom has a low representation of national institutions engaging with open access. UK specific data is discussed further in Section 3.3.
Not included in the data: British Museum; Glasgow Museums; Government Art Collection; Imperial War Museum; The National Archives; National Army Museum; National Gallery; National Galleries Scotland; National Maritime Museum; National Museum Wales; National Museums Liverpool; National Museums Northern Ireland; National Museums of Scotland; National Portrait Gallery; National Records of Scotland; National Trust; Parliamentary Archives; Public Record Office of
- ↑ Figures: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6242179
