Making Web2.0 Researchable Web2.0 and Scholarly Communication: innovation and use James Stewart

Scholarly Communication Conducting research, developing ideas and informal communications. Preparing, shaping and communicating what will become formal research results. The dissemination of formal products. Managing personal careers, and research teams and research programmes Teaching and communicating scholarly ideas to broader communities.(based on Thorin (2003) )

Conducting research, developing ideas and informal communications.

Preparing, shaping and communicating what will become formal research results.

The dissemination of formal products.

Managing personal careers, and research teams and research programmes

Teaching and communicating scholarly ideas to broader communities.(based on Thorin (2003) )

What is Web2.0?

Characterised by example Technical and content forms E .g. blog, wiki, social networking tool, social bookmarking, peer to peer filesharing, etc Particular Branded Service or Resource Facebook Skype OpenWetWare Sharepoint Wikipedia

Technical and content forms

E .g. blog, wiki, social networking tool, social bookmarking, peer to peer filesharing, etc

Particular Branded Service or Resource

Facebook

Skype

OpenWetWare

Sharepoint

Wikipedia

Web2.0 Way of describing certain post-dot.com bust businesses Technological definition: “Web 2.0 encompasses a variety of different meanings that include an increased emphasis on user-generated content, data and content sharing and collaborative effort, together with the use of various kinds of social software, new ways of interacting with web-based applications, and the use of the web as a platform for generating, re-purposing and consuming content.’ (Anderson 2007) Technology Business &/or organisation Practices – for information use and interactions Expectations

Way of describing certain post-dot.com bust businesses

Technological definition: “Web 2.0 encompasses a variety of different meanings that include an increased emphasis on user-generated content, data and content sharing and collaborative effort, together with the use of various kinds of social software, new ways of interacting with web-based applications, and the use of the web as a platform for generating, re-purposing and consuming content.’ (Anderson 2007)

Technology

Business &/or organisation

Practices – for information use and interactions

Expectations

“Qualities of Web2.0” “Openness” “Usability” “User creation and contribution” “Massive data” “Power of the ‘crowd’” “Network effects” Problem: None unique to Web2.0

“Openness”

“Usability”

“User creation and contribution”

“Massive data”

“Power of the ‘crowd’”

“Network effects”

Problem: None unique to Web2.0

How to describe a Web2.0 … Tool System Service Community Organisation Collection etc

Tool

System

Service

Community

Organisation

Collection

etc

Academic archaeology Many of communicative and information practices characteristic of Web2.0 are characteristic of scholarly communication. However, some of these forms are rather ossified! Many earlier internet tools used in Web2.0 way.

Many of communicative and information practices characteristic of Web2.0 are characteristic of scholarly communication.

However, some of these forms are rather ossified!

Many earlier internet tools used in Web2.0 way.

Working model services for discovering and maintaining relationships; services for sharing research objects and components; services for sharing, annotating and commentating on publications and presentations; and; services for documenting and sharing experiences.

services for discovering and maintaining relationships;

services for sharing research objects and components;

services for sharing, annotating and commentating on publications and presentations; and;

services for documenting and sharing experiences.

Factors shaping Web2.0 in SC Ownership and control of scholarly products, both by scholar and institutions such as universities and publishers; Institutional, individual and cultural factors shaping collaboration; Technical implantation of support for Standardisation, IPR and security; Epistemological issues arising in creating and implementing computer-based communication tools.

Ownership and control of scholarly products, both by scholar and institutions such as universities and publishers;

Institutional, individual and cultural factors shaping collaboration;

Technical implantation of support for Standardisation, IPR and security;

Epistemological issues arising in creating and implementing computer-based communication tools.

Principal issues Disciplinary differences S tructure, economics, maturity and culture. Intellectual property and demonstration: I m portance of publication for career progression and for institutional success Dynamics of socio-technical change

Disciplinary differences

S tructure, economics, maturity and culture.

Intellectual property and demonstration: I m portance of publication for career progression and for institutional success

Dynamics of socio-technical change

Academic Approaches Science Studies Sociology of Knowledge Information Science/ Library Studies Organisational Science (IT implementation) Technology Studies Innovation Studies Economics

Science Studies

Sociology of Knowledge

Information Science/ Library Studies

Organisational Science (IT implementation)

Technology Studies

Innovation Studies

Economics

Visions and E m pirical change Open Access Open Science Library ‘2.0’ Collaboratories and CSCW Data-driven scholarship Globalisation

Open Access

Open Science

Library ‘2.0’

Collaboratories and CSCW

Data-driven scholarship

Globalisation

Disciplinary Differences Empirically Use of different types of formal outputs Speed of knowledge production Disciplinary cultures Collective working and competitiveness U ses of online systems such as preprint servers Theoretically C ultures of knowledge production T ype of knowledge produced Types of primary materials/sources M aturity of discipline – esp. development of knowledge standards I nterdependence of scholars Interdsciplinarity

Empirically

Use of different types of formal outputs

Speed of knowledge production

Disciplinary cultures

Collective working and competitiveness

U ses of online systems such as preprint servers

Theoretically

C ultures of knowledge production

T ype of knowledge produced

Types of primary materials/sources

M aturity of discipline – esp. development of knowledge standards

I nterdependence of scholars

Interdsciplinarity

Disciplinary Differences Musicology Music High Energy Physics Theoretical Physics Economics Cultural studies

Musicology

Music

High Energy Physics

Theoretical Physics

Economics

Cultural studies

Institutional differences Institution Status Access to publish high ranking journals Institutional resources and management Other activities: teaching, commericalisation Local network effects – critical mass

Institution Status

Access to publish high ranking journals

Institutional resources and management

Other activities: teaching, commericalisation

Local network effects – critical mass

Individuals and groups Experience with use of existing technologies E xperience with technical change Age and Career stage Gender Ability to influence technological change Community and institutional support Collaborations and work practices “ innovativeness”

Experience with use of existing technologies

E xperience with technical change

Age and Career stage

Gender

Ability to influence technological change

Community and institutional support

Collaborations and work practices

“ innovativeness”

Dynamics of Tech Change Barriers and Drivers Knowledge and Information standards

Barriers and Drivers

Knowledge and Information standards

RIN Web2.0 Study Objectives:

Objectives:

RIN Web2.0 Study Methods

Methods

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