Global distribution of Open GLAM
At the time of writing, more than 1200 instances of Open GLAM practice have been recorded. In which regions of the world is Open GLAM most often seen? As the Open GLAM survey has been extensively annotated in Wikidata, visualisations such as this map can be generated via SPARQL queries:
Instances of open access, December 2021. Source: Wikidata SPARQL query https://w.wiki/Grc
Open GLAM by institution type
The Open GLAM survey classifies institutions according to their primary function (such as library, gallery or museum). This chart shows the global breakdown of surveyed institutions by type: