Dan Cohen, director of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, wants scholars to stop keeping their research materials to themselves.This article highlights attempts to get research faculty to share data online while they are conducting studies and after. This seems contrary to every aspect of academic research in which it seems that we all have to wait around and just be excited about what wonderful reports they will share. Additionally, the intellectual property issue is huge with every faculty member I've spoken with. However, in the day and age we live in, are we going to start to see LESS OWNERSHIP OF INFORMATION? Even though many academics hate it, I think Wikipedia and other shared knowledge efforts might be the start of something revolutionary and new, and research seems like the next logical step in sharing info online.
Posted by cmwillis at December 12, 2007 4:28 PM | TrackBack