Domain descriptionThe democratisation of knowledge boosts innovative solutions to development challenges.View All Domain ResourcesCapability descriptors. Academic and Research Librarians can... Explain the concepts of openness and knowledge as a public good. Propagate the principles of open science, open data, open access, open education, open knowledge and implications for knowledge creation, scholarly communication, storage, dissemination, and libraries. Explain the characteristics and advantages of open knowledge across different disciplines to support decision-making for its adoption. Create clear pathways for library users to understand how to adopt open science, open licensing, open data, open access, open educational resources, and other open knowledge practices. Find, use, and contribute to repositories of open resources. Define indicators and keep track of progress towards awareness, adoption, and use of open knowledge practices within the institution. Advocate and make inputs into institutional policies that support open knowledge.
