Smithsonian/OpenAccess (GitHub metadata repository, archived)
Source: https://github.com/smithsonian/openaccess
Structured fields
{
"archived": true,
"revision": {
"ref": "master",
"pinned": false
},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Historical GitHub home of the Smithsonian Open Access metadata (over 11 million records as line-delimited JSON by owning unit). The repository is archived and its maintainers moved the archive to the AWS Registry of Open Data.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Smithsonian Institution",
"next_check_at": "2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z",
"successor_url": "https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access",
"known_limitations": [
"Archived; use the AWS registry for current data."
],
"upstream_updated_at": "2021-12-21T17:22:34.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: archived=true, license CC0-1.0, last push 2021-12-21. · locator: GitHub API fields archived, license, pushed_at source
- [sourced_fact] README maintenance note (12-21-21): transitioned away from GitHub for the compressed archive, now on the Registry of Open Data on AWS; describes over 11 million metadata records organised by unit as line-delimited JSON. · locator: README, maintenance note and overview source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dataset | CC0-1.0 | permitted | permitted | permitted | unknown | GitHub reports CC0-1.0 for the repository; metadata record coverage vs images not reconciled. |