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"The ""Wealth of Networks"" and Institutional Repositories: MIT, DSpace, and the Future of the Scholarly Commons"

Duranceau, Ellen Finnie

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Title
"The ""Wealth of Networks"" and Institutional Repositories: MIT, DSpace, and the Future of the Scholarly Commons"
Author(s)
Duranceau, Ellen Finnie
Issue Date
2008
Keyword(s)
  • Institutional repositories
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • DSpace software
Abstract
This article draws on Yochai Benkler’s The Wealth of Networks to examine the concept of the commons as it applies to scholarly communication, and in particular to the phenomenon of institutional repositories and how they align with evolving practices in the exchange of information. It discusses how a culture of openness at MIT is manifested in its institutional repository, DSpace, and how the MIT Libraries have transformed positions in support of scholarly publishing initiatives and the development of a scholarly commons.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/10671
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Copyright 2008 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 57 (2) Fall 2008: Institutional Repositories: Current State and Future PRIMARY
Library Trends 57 (2) Fall 2008: Institutional Repositories: Current State and Future. Edited by Sarah L. Shreeves and Melissa H. Cragin