Understanding knowledge as a commons : from theory to practice / edited by Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom.

Other author Hess, Charlotte.
Other author Ostrom, Elinor.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Knowledge management.
Information commons.

Contents Introduction : an overview of the knowledge commons / Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom -- The growth of the commons paradigm / David Bollier -- A framework for analyzing the knowledge commons / Elinor Ostrom and Charlotte Hess -- Countering enclosure : reclaiming the knowledge commons / Nancy Kranich -- Mertonianism unbound? : imagining free, decentralized access to most cultural and scientific material / James Boyle -- Preserving the knowledge commons / Donald J. Waters -- Creating an intellectual commons through open access / Peter Suber -- How to build a commons : is intellectual property constrictive, facilitating, or irrelevant? / Shubha Ghosh -- Collective action, civic engagement, and the knowledge commons / Peter Levine -- Free/open-source software as a framework for establishing commons in science / Charles M. Schweik -- Scholarly communication and libraries unbound : the opportunity of the commons / Wendy Pradt Lougee -- EconPort : creating and maintaining a knowledge commons / James C. Cox and J. Todd Swarthout.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006027385
ISBN0262083574 (hardcover)
ISBN9780262083577

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Joyner General Stacks HD30.2 .U53 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold