8. Science Commons: Building the Research Web

Abstract

Science Commons, a project of Creative Commons (CC), works to encourage the sharing of scientific and academic knowledge. This chapter will look at the technology and infrastructure designed and used at Science Commons to better share knowledge, an approach contextualised here as ”building the research Web”, in the hope of utilising the power of current Internet technologies to accelerate scientific research. There are three main tenets to consider: open access to the content; access to the p..