Civic Tech Field Guide
Submit Project
6 projects
https://libraryfreedom.org/Active

Library Freedom Project

Library Freedom Project is a network of values-driven librarians working together to build information democracy.

Digital security and privacy, Peer networks
trainings, libraries
https://civic-switchboard.github.io/ActiveOpen-source

Civic Switchboard

Civic Switchboard is an Institute of Museum and Library Services supported effort that aims to develop the capacity of academic and public libraries in civic data ecosystems.

Pittsburgh, PA
Civic data, Community-building resources
libraries
https://www.uncensoredlibrary.com/Active

The Uncensored Library

Censored articles were republished in books within Minecraft, giving readers the chance to inform themselves about the real political situation in their countries and learn the importance of press freedom.

Games and gamification, Open knowledge
free speech, libraries
https://institutionaldatainitiative.org/ActiveOpen-source

The Institutional Data Initiative at Harvard Law School Library

Strengthening society’s connection to knowledge by advancing our access to and understanding of the data that shapes AI.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civic data, Open knowledge
libraries
https://github.com/budlibActiveOpen-source

BudLib

BudLib is an open-source Library Management System, built and designed from ground up, primarily for smaller and independent schools.

Calgary, AB, Canada
General purpose open source tools, Open knowledge
libraries, students
https://planspiel-bezirkspolitik.de/Active

BVV-Planspiel

Im BVV-Planspiel machen Sie gemeinsam mit anderen Spieler:innen Bezirkspolitik. In einem konkreten Streitfall entwickeln Sie die Position einer fiktiven Partei und vertreten sie in der BVV. Ziel ist es, einen konkreten Antrag an das Bezirksamt zu richten.

Berlin
2022
Civic literacy, Games and gamification
libraries