Abstract
Given the current state of digital technology, there is a clear opportunity to revamp scholarly communication into a multi-faceted, open system that integrates and takes advantage of the near-ubiquitous global network. In doing so, the values of collaboration, sharing, and transparency inherent to open social scholarship can be integrated into knowledge dissemination methods. The Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) community is currently organized around the idea of open social scholarship, but putting this into practice will involve assessing and revising INKE’s own scholarly communication processes. In this paper, we explore the current state of open access to academic research and ruminate on next steps, beyond open access. We consider the role of collaboration in contemporary academic practice, and the importance of transparency in regards to multiplayer work. Further, we examine the standard scholarly communication model, especially as it pertains to INKE. Finally, we make recommendations and suggest alternatives for transforming our stock scholarly communication models into open social scholarship practices.
Highlights
The Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) community is currently organized around the idea of open social scholarship, but putting this into practice will involve assessing and revising INKE’s own scholarly communication processes
We explore the current state of open access to academic research and ruminate on steps, beyond open access
We examine the current scholarly communication model, especially as it pertains to INKE, and highlight elements of this process that may be unnecessarily linear, brittle, or cumbersome
Summary
Given the current state of digital technology, there is a clear opportunity to revamp scholarly communication into a multi-faceted, open system that integrates and takes advantage of the near-ubiquitous global network. The values of collaboration, sharing, and transparency inherent to open social scholarship can be integrated into knowledge dissemination methods. Many hope to integrate the values of collaboration, sharing, and transparency inherent to open social scholarship into our knowledge dissemination methods. At the very least, enhanced collaboration within our own community will bear richer citation and interlinking within an annual cycle, opposed to the current practice of merely citing what members wrote about in previous years Such a change would make inter-INKE citation possible within an annual cycle, versus citation from cycle to cycle, year to year. We make recommendations and suggest alternatives for transforming stock scholarly communication models into open social scholarship practices
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