Welcome to this SSLIS seminar, where Cameron Neylon (Curtin University) presents his research.

The Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI) was formed with the goal of changing the information environment for institutions, away from traditional forms of analysis, evaluation and ranking towards more open, transparent and ultimately more useful information resources. Our goal was both to quietly replace traditional and backwards looking tools for research evaluation and to advocate for tracking and analysis that emphasises qualities of openness, equity and engagement. To do this we have combined large scale data science, critical humanities approaches to evaluation and direct engagement in policy formation. The challenge, as with all change movements, is how to tell what to carefully change, what to leave in place, and what to advocate for disposing of entirely. This talk will reflect on how the different elements of our work have combined, both successfully and sometimes not, to shift institutional conversations on open approaches to knowledge production and sharing.

Cameron Neylon is Professor of Research Communication at Curtin University’s Centre for Culture and Technology.  Over the past decade Neylon has built an international reputation as one of the leading thinkers, technologists, and strategists on open approaches in scholarly communication and research more broadly.

Language: English

Chair: Björn Hammarfelt

Zoom: https://hb-se.zoom.us/j/66891319632