Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
The scholarly community’s current definition of “open” captures only some of the attributes of openness that exist across different publishing models and content types. Open is not an end in itself, but a means for achieving the most effective dissemination of scholarship and research. We suggest that the different attributes of open exist along a broad spectrum and propose an alternative way of describing and evaluating openness based on four attributes: discoverable, accessible, reusable, and transparent. These four attributes of openness, taken together, form the draft “DART Framework for Open Access.” This framework can be applied to both research artifacts as well as research processes. We welcome input from the broader scholarly community about this framework.
DOI
10.13021/G8XK5R
Publisher
George Mason University Libraries
Repository Citation
Anderson, R., Denbo, S., Graves, D., Haigh, S., Hill, S., Kalfatovic, M., ... Wise, A. (2016). Report from the “What is open?” Workgroup. Open Scholarship Initiative Proceedings, 1, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.13021/G8XK5R
Publication Information
Open Scholarship Initiative Proceedings
