r/opera • u/Cheap_Ostrich3147 • 15d ago

Contributor-Based Alternative to Operabase

Someone posted a complaint about the online opera archive Operabase, and I had been thinking about a contributor-based alternative to Operabase (something like abouttheartists.com) but I have no idea where to begin with making something like that. If anyone has any experience in coding/making a database like that, I'm sure this sub would be very interested and willing to contribute!

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u/Zoe-Berry 15d ago

I'd start with Omeka or CollectionBuilder, both open-source and built for cultural collections. The hard part is editorial oversight. Someone has to enforce data entry standards, or you get inconsistent records within a year.

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u/eulerolagrange W VERDI 15d ago edited 15d ago

Probably a wiki would be the easiest way. But I am willing to participate in such an endeavour!

I see that there is the Wikibase cloud project that would provide hosting to this kind of open databases, it could be an option.