A Geopolitics of Open Access: Information, Software and Reading

The call for open access to scientific literature is now generalized. From councils for science and technology to universities and inter-government organizations, the main actors in global knowledge production seem to agree that the future of knowledge circulation and use depends on open access to i...

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Author: Rodríguez Medina, Leandro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios Sociológicos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/1708
Online Access:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1708
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:open access
circulation of knowledge
software
acceso abierto
circulación del conocimiento
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Summary:The call for open access to scientific literature is now generalized. From councils for science and technology to universities and inter-government organizations, the main actors in global knowledge production seem to agree that the future of knowledge circulation and use depends on open access to it. In this article, I explore first the context in which we should frame this call: knowledge asymmetries. Then, I analyze the consequences of open access for knowledge, data, and information production and consumption. As an answer to those consequences, new epistemic practices are described: softwarization of data processing and strategic reading.