Open data are freely available data for public use, re-use and sharing. Open data can be used for launching commercial and non-profit undertakings, conducting surveys and making data-based decisions.

The strategic goal of the ELNET Consortium is to increase the availability of data in the online catalogue ESTER, Database of Estonian Articles ISE and the Estonian Subject Thesaurus EMS, as well as to develop new services.

The ELNET Open Data Portal enables everyone to use the open data available in ELNET datasets.

The open data of ELNET are machine readable and accessible in open format.

Note: The ELNET Consortium makes available as open data only the data for which all the members and partners of the Consortium have given their consent. For using other data, please contact the corresponding library.