Knowledge commons

The term "knowledge commons" refers to information, data, and content that is collectively owned and managed by a community of users,[1] particularly over the Internet. What distinguishes a knowledge commons from a commons of shared physical resources is that digital resources are non-subtractible;[2] that is, multiple users can access the same digital resources with no effect on their quantity or quality.[3]

  1. ^ Ambrosi de la Cadena, Marco (2017). "Knowledge commons: an alternative to proprietary knowledge". MASKANA. 8 (1): 43–59. doi:10.18537/mskn.08.01.04.
  2. ^ Mansell, Robin (2013-08-29). "Employing digital crowdsourced information resources: Managing the emerging information commons". International Journal of the Commons. 7 (2): 255. doi:10.18352/ijc.395. hdl:10535/9115. ISSN 1875-0281.
  3. ^ Hess, Charlotte; Ostrom, Elinor (2007). Understanding Knowledge as a Commons - From Theory to Practice. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-262-08357-7.