Peering over the shoulders of giants?

Grand, Ann

Abstract

‘Open’ is a highly-visible cultural trend of the early twenty-first century. A brief scan of a
newspaper or quick Internet search reveals it as a prefix to learning, source, standard, data,
knowledge, democracy, access, repository, innovation, government, science and probably
more. The expectations of the broadband generation – young people born around the turn of
the century – for openness and instant, on‑demand access to information affect research as
much as any other social activity. As the world’s population of digital residents – those who
see the Web as the place where they express opinions, form relationships, develop an identity
and belong to a community – grows, the expectation that the Web will be the place where
information is created and communicated will grow alongside them.

Citation

Grand, A. (2014). Peering over the shoulders of giants?. Science Progress, 97(4), 383-386. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685014X14151200625042

• Journal Article Type: Note
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Journal: Science Progress
• Publisher: Science Reviews 2000
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 97
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 383-386
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3184/003685014X14151200625042
• Keywords: open science, public engagement, public engagement with research
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/806748
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3184/003685014X14151200625042