Achieving Global Open Access: The Need for Scientific, Epistemic and Participatory Openness (Routledge Critical Studies on Open Access)

By: Stephen Pinfield

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Synopsis: Achieving Global Open Access explores some of the key conditions that are necessary to deliver global Open Access (OA) that is effective and equitable.Often assumed to be a self-evident good, OA has been subject to growing criticism for perpetuating global inequities and epistemic injustices. It has been seen as imposing exploitative business and publishing models and as exacerbating exclusionary research evaluation cultures and practices. Pinfield engages with these issues, recognising that the global OA debate is now not just about publishing business models and academic reward structures, but also about what constitutes valid and valuable knowledge, how we know, and who gets to say. The book argues that, for OA to deliver its potential, it first needs to be associated with ‘epistemic openness’, a wider and more inclusive understanding of what constitutes valid and valuable knowledge. It also needs to be accompanied by ‘participatory openness’, enabling contributions to knowledge from more diverse communities. Interacting with relevant theory and current practice, the book discusses the challenges in implementing these different forms of openness, the relationships between them, and their limits.Achieving Global Open Access is essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of Library and Information Science, Open Access and Publishing. It will also be valuable and interesting to library and publishing professionals around the world.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 160 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040100615
Related ISBNs:: 9781032625751, 9781040100578, 9781032679259
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/09/24
Copyrighted By:: Stephen Pinfield
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Language Arts, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.