[BOAI] A new knowledge network

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Malgorzata Stergios.  --Peter Suber.]


A new knowledge network devoted to the changing 
role of information in scholarly research, higher 
education and business practice.

Knowledge & Library Services at Harvard Business 
School and the Library at Copenhagen Business 
School are launching an international network of 
professionals interested in understanding the 
changing role of information (both tacit and 
explicit)– its creation, management, 
dissemination and use– in scholarly research, 
higher education and business practice. The 
primary goal of the network is to identify and 
discuss important emerging trends in a forum 
composed of subject matter experts from a variety of disciplines.

The network is called the “Global Knowledge 
Exchange Network” (GKEN). Its members will select 
areas of interest and form groups to address 
them. As a start, we have proposed four 
areas:  Scholarly Communications and Open Access, 
Research Metrics, Cyberinfrastructure and 
Information Behavior. Each group is expected to 
identify developing trends within its subject, 
discuss them among its members, write trend 
briefings and, finally, predict the likelihood of 
the trends using prediction markets. Given the 
interaction, we expect that each member will gain 
and create significant new knowledge.

If you are interested in participating, please 
email Gosia Stergios (Harvard Business School) at 
<mailto:mstergios at hbs.edu>mstergios at hbs.edu .
The other network founders and administrators 
include Mary Lee Kennedy (Harvard Business 
School), René Steffensen (Copenhagen Business 
School) and Leif Hansen (Copenhagen Business School).
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Malgorzata (Gosia) Stergios, Knowledge and Information Programs Analyst
Knowledge and Library Services
Harvard Business School
Phone: 617.384.7311
Fax: 617.495.8948
   
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