Mapping open knowledge institutions: an exploratory analysis of Australian universities

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Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang¹  Katie Wilson¹  Cameron Neylon¹  Alkim Ozaygen¹  Lucy Montgomery¹  Richard Hosking¹ 

[1] Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University;Curtin Institute for Computation, Curtin University

关键词: Open knowledge institutions;    Open access;    Diversity;    Principal component;    Altmetrics;    Scientometrics;    Universities;    Higher education;    Scholarly communication;    Open research;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.11391

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY