Workshop on Metadata Sharing for Small Labels, Libraries, and Collectors

Join us on 12 September 2025 at the House of Hungarian Music, Budapest for a hands-on workshop on how small labels, music libraries, and private collectors can connect their catalogues and archives to the new Open Music Europe / OpenMusE data sharing space.

We will show how the Slovak and Hungarian music data spaces — federated through the Open Music Observatory — make it easier to:

• Share and repair metadata across archives, libraries, labels, and streaming platforms
• Use identifiers (ISRC, ISWC, VIAF, etc.) to improve visibility and royalty distribution
• Manage voluntary deposits and digital surrogates for private collections
• Connect local catalogues to international platforms like Spotify, YouTube, Wikidata, MusicBrainz

Who should attend?

• Independent and small labels seeking better visibility in digital distribution
• Music libraries and archives aiming for cross-platform metadata integration
• Private collectors interested in digitising and sharing their holdings responsibly

Why attend?

• Learn how open-source tools like Wikibase make metadata sharing affordable and sustainable
• Discover how services such as Unlabel help bring hidden catalogues into global circulation
• Network with peers from Hungary, Slovakia, and beyond who face similar challenges

Practical details

• 📅 Date: Friday, 12 September 2025
• 📍 Location: House of Hungarian Music, Városliget, Budapest
• 🕑 Time: 10:00–16:00 (followed by informal networking)

Participation is free, but registration is required as places are limited. The language of the event is Hungarian. We appreciate if you write on the registration form a few sentences about what you collect, what type of collections you manage, and what is your primary interest.

👉 Register here (link to be added)