Database as Book is an experimental publishing project that reimagines what a scholarly book can be when built as a living, collaborative database. The project seeks to support new forms of scholarly communication that are open, dynamic, and rooted in local contexts. This...Read more
A comparison between the ARK system and the DOI makes their contrasting design logics unmistakably clear. ARK is built on the principle that knowledge should function as a public good—...Read more
The stakeholders involved (Sun Microsystems, the International DOI Foundation, R.R. Bowker, and elite U.S. universities) reflect a closed circle of influential Western institutions....Read more
This image, with women at the center of the Database as Book project, puts "the question of gender" into play as part of decolonizing knowledge. My reading here comes in the context of preparing...Read more
These rapporteur notes focus on high-level summary of the talks and points raised during the discussion on Nov. 28, 2024. The second half of the report describes the activities of the day and includes observational notes by the publisher who acted as a participant observer.Read more