scholarly journals Facilitating Open Access to Information: A Community Approach to Open Education and Open Textbooks

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 477-480
Author(s):  
Adrian Stagg ◽  
Helen Partridge
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Community Approach ◽  
Open Textbooks

THE STATE OF OPEN ACCESS ADOPTION IN LEGAL SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Solomon Bopape
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Open Access Resources ◽  
The Right

The study of law focuses, among other aspects, on important issues relating to equality, fairness and justice in as far as free access to information and knowledgeis concerned. The launching of the Open Access to Law Movement in 1992, the promulgation of the Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarshipin 2009, and the formation of national and regional Legal Information Institutes (LIIs) should serve as an indication of how well the legal world is committed to freely publishing and distributing legal information and knowledge through the Internet to legal practitioners, legal scholars and the public at large aroundthe world. In order to establish the amount of legal scholarly content which is accessible through open access publishing innovations and initiatives, this studyanalysed the contents of websites for selected open access resources on the Internet internationally and in South Africa. The results of the study showed that there has been a steady developing trend towards the adoption of open access for legal scholarly literature internationally, while in South Africa legal scholarly literature is under the control of commercial publishers. This should be an issue for the legal scholarship which, among its focus, is to impart knowledge about the right of access to information and knowledge.

scholarly journals Is Access Enough? Interrogating the Influence of Money and Power in Shaping Information

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Heather Brodie Perry
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Information Power ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Truth Claims ◽  
Information Consumers

AbstractAccess to information encourages innovation and leads to participation in society of individuals. The emergence of Open Access supports the inclusion of all, including the voices of the traditionally marginalized, yet access alone is insufficient to enable consumers to effectively use information. Power structures can influence the information available and silence opposing viewpoints. Industry disinformation can influence viewpoints and shape policy in ways that can be detrimental to individuals and the community. Information consumers may not possess the competence required to navigate the complex information ecosystem to find the accurate, high-quality, resources required to meet their need. Libraries have a role in assisting consumers develop the critical evaluation capabilities essential to the exercise of informed skepticism when evaluating truth claims. Access is essential; however, without the knowledge to determine the quality and validity of information, a consumer can be misled in ways that can cause harm to themselves and society.

Librarians as Wikimedia Movement Organizers in Spain: An interpretive inquiry exploring activities and motivations

First Monday ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Bridges ◽  
Clara Llebot
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Education ◽  
European Languages ◽  
Interpretive Inquiry ◽  
Regional Languages ◽  
Do So

How do librarians in Spain engage with Wikipedia (and Wikidata, Wikisource, and other Wikipedia sister projects) as Wikimedia Movement Organizers? And, what motivates them to do so? This article reports on findings from 14 interviews with 18 librarians. The librarians interviewed were multilingual and contributed to Wikimedia projects in Castilian (commonly referred to as Spanish), Catalan, Basque, English, and other European languages. They reported planning and running Wikipedia events, developing partnerships with local Wikimedia chapters, motivating citizens to upload photos to Wikimedia Commons, identifying gaps in Wikipedia content and filling those gaps, transcribing historic documents and adding them to Wikisource, and contributing data to Wikidata. Most were motivated by their desire to preserve and promote regional languages and culture, and a commitment to open access and open education.

Intellectual Property Challenges in Digital Library Environments

2018 ◽  
pp. 225-240
Author(s):  
James Macharia Tutu
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Copyright Ownership ◽  
The Right

Intellectual property poses a major challenge to digital libraries. This is because access to information in digital libraries is limited by laws, licenses and technology adopted by intellectual property owners. Similarly, intellectual property renders it difficult for digital libraries to make orphan works discoverable and accessible. Furthermore, intellectual property fragments copyright ownership, making it difficult for digital libraries to obtain the right clearance on content. To cope with these challenges, digital libraries have embraced the open access movement which allows reading, copying, downloading and sharing of digital content as long as the creators of the works are cited and acknowledged. Besides, digital libraries offer access to digital works produced under creative commons licenses. These licenses give the copyright owners the liberty to modify the copyright of their works to give room for sharing, use, and building upon the work.

scholarly journals Open access, open education resources and open data in Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Di Salvo ◽  
Meggie Mwoka ◽  
Teddy Kwaga ◽  
Priscilla Aceng Rukundo ◽  
Dennis Ssesanga Ernest ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Education Resources ◽  
Open Education Resources

scholarly journals Inventing the Electronic University

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Staffing Patterns ◽  
Electronic Technologies

Higher education is confronting a fundamental change. The transition from print on paper to digital and electronic technologies is transforming instruction, scholarly communication, and the storage and preservation of knowledge. What is required is not the automation of old systems, but the restructuring of institutions. The drive for autonomy, needed for effective scholarship, and the push for standardization, needed to assure easy and open access to information, will create conflicts difficult to resolve. Universities must find new ways of funding and financing information services and new staffing patterns if they are to continue as effective learning and research centers.

scholarly journals The Battle for Open by Martin Weller

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Good Place ◽  
Education Movement ◽  
Current State ◽  
Worth Reading ◽  
Open Education Movement

“The Battle for Open” by Martin Weller was published on 28 November 2014 and is available in a number of formats from Ubiquity Press.  Following the principles of openness, it has been made available under the CC-BY licence which allows one to share the book or even adapt its contents as long as the book is correctly cited.To the reader who is familiar with the discussions promoting open education, the book provides a clear, concise history leading up to the current state of play and the issues that are presently to the fore.   If you are a newcomer to the debate, this book would be a good place to start.Weller calls advocates for open access to education to become active in the battle to ensure that the original principles of “openness” are not lost and looks at ways an educational institution might handle the changes brought about by the open education movement.   This is an interesting book which looks at the issues of open access in education in depth, is thought-provoking and well worth reading.

scholarly journals Navigating the Open Educational Practice Landscape

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Weller
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Growth Area ◽  
Open Educational Practice ◽  
Open Textbooks

Open education is an evolving term that covers a range of philosophies and practices aimed at widening access to education for those wishing to learn, with the current focus predominantly on practices based around reuse and sharing. This current focus can be traced back to the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, and the use of open licences, such as Creative Commons licences. However, it also has links to open universities, open access publishing, MOOCs, open source software and open approaches to teaching.The current interpretation of open education is heavily influenced by the OER movement with an emphasis on the ‘5Rs of reuse’ (Reuse, Revise Remix, Redistribute and Retain - Wiley 2014). The profile of open education has been further raised in recent years by the popularity of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Although they do not always meet the 5Rs criteria, MOOCs are open to all and freely available, and have gained considerable attention and funding. Another growth area is that of open textbooks, which can be viewed as a specific form of OER, and is particularly prevalent in North America through projects such as OpenStax and BC Campus

scholarly journals As políticas nacionais de acesso à informação científica | National policies for access to scientific information

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Ortellado
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
National Policies

Resumo O Brasil tem se destacado por propor e desenvolver políticas públicas de acesso à informação. Trata-se de iniciativas nem sempre coordenadas que estão compondo um leque de ações "espontaneamente" consistentes. Embora sejam avançadas, é preciso avaliar se, no contexto de estruturas internacionalizadas, essas políticas nacionais são eficazes. Neste artigo são avaliadas especificamente as políticas de acesso à informação científica.Palavras-chave políticas de acesso à informação; acesso aberto à informação científica Abstract Brazil has stood out in its efforts to propose and elaborate public policy in the realm of access to information. These initiatives, not always well coordinated, make up a range of “spontaneously” consistent actions. Although quite advanced, it is necessary to evaluate if, in a context of internationalized structures, these national policies can be effective. This article puts the focus specifically on policies regarding access to scientific information.Keywords policies of access to information; open access to scientific information

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