What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to explore and understand the dynamics of open access and community governance in knowledge production.

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April 15, 2026Open Access

Helping researchers navigate ‘open’: communities and reforms

Key Points

The aim is to explore and understand the dynamics of open access and community governance in knowledge production.
Review of different proposed models for commons development and governance
Analysis of ownership issues in open access publishing
Examination of free/open licensing frameworks, particularly in relation to GenAI
Identified alternative models for cooperative commons development
Highlighted significant governance issues in knowledge production
Outlined implications of free/open licensing for emerging technologies like GenAI

Abstract

– Another university is possible: experiments in cooperative commons development (Dan Rudmann)– Who governs our knowledge production? Authors and ownership in open access publishing (Kevin Sanders and Kira Hopkins)– "Share and enjoy" - free/open licensing under GenAI (Rowan Wilson)

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