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Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons: Libraries and Open Access in a Market-Driven World

Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons: Libraries and Open Access in a Market-Driven World

Luke Bassuener
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466696341|ISBN10: 1466696346|EISBN13: 9781466696358
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9634-1.ch017
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Bassuener, Luke. "Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons: Libraries and Open Access in a Market-Driven World." Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education, edited by Elena A. Railean, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 358-379. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9634-1.ch017

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Bassuener, L. (2016). Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons: Libraries and Open Access in a Market-Driven World. In E. Railean, G. Walker, A. Elçi, & L. Jackson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education (pp. 358-379). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9634-1.ch017

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Bassuener, Luke. "Knowledge in the Shrinking Commons: Libraries and Open Access in a Market-Driven World." In Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education, edited by Elena A. Railean, et al., 358-379. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9634-1.ch017

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Abstract

Libraries and Open Access function in a variety of ways to make information freely available to the public, but the current era of market-driven globalization has reshaped the economic environment, and threatens to undermine their principle mission. The defining characteristic of this threat is the treatment of knowledge as a commodity. The idea of open access and the institution of the library exist as sources of self-directed learning and as representatives of the shrinking commons in the face of encroaching market forces. Libraries face challenges of relevance in regard to technology, budgets, privatization, and physical space. Open Access must find ways to define itself coherently—as publishers, researchers, libraries and businesses all try to manipulate the concept to fit their needs. This chapter looks at the shared obstacles and objectives of libraries and the open access movement, and analyzes some of the efforts being made to address current challenges and work toward a future of collaboration and continued relevance.

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