Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities
While the movement for open research has gained momentum in recent years, there remain concerns about the broader commitment to openness in knowledge production and dissemination. Increasingly, universities are under pressure to transform themselves to engage with the wider community and to be more...
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| author | Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang Katie Wilson Cameron Neylon Alkim Ozaygen Lucy Montgomery Richard Hosking |
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| description | While the movement for open research has gained momentum in recent years, there remain concerns about the broader commitment to openness in knowledge production and dissemination. Increasingly, universities are under pressure to transform themselves to engage with the wider community and to be more inclusive. Open knowledge institutions (OKIs) provide a framework that encourages universities to act with the principles of openness at their centre; not only should universities embrace digital open access (OA), but also lead actions in cultivating diversity, equity, transparency and positive changes in society. This leads to questions of whether we can evaluate the progress of OKIs and what are potential indicators for OKIs. As an exploratory study, this article reports on the collection and analysis of a list of potential OKI indicators. Data for these indicators are gathered for 43 Australian universities. The indicators provide high-dimensional and complex signals about university performances. They show evidence of large disparities in characteristics such as Indigenous employment and gender equity, and a preference for repository-mediated OA across Australian universities. We demonstrate use of the OKI evaluation framework to categorise these indicators into three platforms of diversity, communication and coordination. The analysis provides new insights into the Australian open knowledge landscape and ways of mapping different paths of OKIs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-405cb5f143fa4fd49aefda679bc9a1be2023-12-03T10:05:11ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-05-019e1139110.7717/peerj.11391Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universitiesChun-Kai (Karl) Huang0Katie Wilson1Cameron Neylon2Alkim Ozaygen3Lucy Montgomery4Richard Hosking5Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, AustraliaCentre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, AustraliaCentre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, AustraliaCentre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, AustraliaCentre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, AustraliaCentre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, AustraliaWhile the movement for open research has gained momentum in recent years, there remain concerns about the broader commitment to openness in knowledge production and dissemination. Increasingly, universities are under pressure to transform themselves to engage with the wider community and to be more inclusive. Open knowledge institutions (OKIs) provide a framework that encourages universities to act with the principles of openness at their centre; not only should universities embrace digital open access (OA), but also lead actions in cultivating diversity, equity, transparency and positive changes in society. This leads to questions of whether we can evaluate the progress of OKIs and what are potential indicators for OKIs. As an exploratory study, this article reports on the collection and analysis of a list of potential OKI indicators. Data for these indicators are gathered for 43 Australian universities. The indicators provide high-dimensional and complex signals about university performances. They show evidence of large disparities in characteristics such as Indigenous employment and gender equity, and a preference for repository-mediated OA across Australian universities. We demonstrate use of the OKI evaluation framework to categorise these indicators into three platforms of diversity, communication and coordination. The analysis provides new insights into the Australian open knowledge landscape and ways of mapping different paths of OKIs.https://peerj.com/articles/11391.pdfOpen knowledge institutionsOpen accessDiversityPrincipal componentAltmetricsScientometrics |
| spellingShingle | Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang Katie Wilson Cameron Neylon Alkim Ozaygen Lucy Montgomery Richard Hosking Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities PeerJ Open knowledge institutions Open access Diversity Principal component Altmetrics Scientometrics |
| title | Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities |
| title_full | Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities |
| title_fullStr | Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities |
| title_short | Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities |
| title_sort | mapping open knowledge institutions an exploratory analysis of australian universities |
| topic | Open knowledge institutions Open access Diversity Principal component Altmetrics Scientometrics |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/11391.pdf |
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