The Rise of Open Access in the Creative, Educational and Science Commons

Kiel-Chisholm, Scott D. and Fitzgerald, Brian F. (2006) The Rise of Open Access in the Creative, Educational and Science Commons. Policy Futures in Education 4(4):pp. 366-379.

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Abstract

Management of intellectual property and in particular copyright is one of the most challenging issues in an increasingly digital world. The rise of the Open Access (OA) movement provides a new model for managing intellectual property in educational and research environments. OA aims to promote greater and more efficient access to educational and research materials and has an international profile. This article will overview the basic charter of OA and explain how it proposes to transform academic communication and publishing in an online world. Importantly, this article will also overview the legal issues that surround the move towards OA and the concept of Open Content Licensing (including the Creative Commons Project).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Status:	Published
Keywords:	An overview of the rise of the Open Access (OA) movement through the Budapest Open Access Inititiative, the Bethesda Statement and the Berlin Declaration; Identification of some of the benefits of OA; An introduction to Open Content Licensing such as the Creative Commons; An introduction on how OA is being employed in the educational environment such as Open Educational Resources (OER)
Subjects:	330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers > 330305 Teacher Education - Higher Education 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390104 Commercial and Contract Law 330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers > 330302 Teacher Education - Primary 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390109 Civil Law 330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers > 330303 Teacher Education - Secondary 330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers > 330304 Teacher Education - Vocational Education and Training 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390114 Intellectual Property
ID Code:	3869
Deposited By:	Kiel-Chisholm, Scott
Deposited On:	13 April 2006
Alternative Locations:	http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2006.4.4.366
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2006 (The authors)