Democratising the knowledge commons: The shared goals of open and community-engaged scholarship

• Main Authors: Scott William Abbott, Belinda Tiffen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UTS ePRESS 2019-12-01
• Series: Gateways : International Journal of Community Research & Engagement
• Subjects: open scholarship; open access; F.A.I.R.; scholarly communication; engaged scholarship
• Online Access: https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/article/view/6480

Community-engaged scholarship is at a transitional moment, seeking to effect cultural change in academic and research institutions, which will expand the concept of scholarship to encompass the methodologies and definitions of scholarship embodied in community-university research and engagement. Open scholarship is similarly employed in transforming scholarship to broaden its scope, influence and impact beyond traditional modes of academic practice. Written from the perspective of practitioners of open access publishing, this article explores the development and current state of the open movement and considers intersections and opportunities for collaboration with community-engaged scholarship.