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#OpenRepo2019 University of Kent, like other HEIs, has found that researchers feel a general lack of support for research such as artistic works and creative outputs that don't meet the formats and standards of scientific research. Outputs may be narrative, iterative, creative.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 Similar to what I was saying earlier, terms like 'open science' create a STEM focus in scholarly communications and neglect everything outside that paradigm (also as discussed earlier, be aware of geographical and cultural differences here).Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 KULTUR and KAPTUR as research developments look for a transferable and sustainable repository model for research output in the arts. They suggest metadata and workflow adaptations, changes to end user experience, and - a core point - changes in vocabulary.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 Time to go full Wittgenstein: language shapes the limit of our experience. The vocabulary we use affects perceptions of openness and of scholarly comms and the emphasis on 'science' and STEM-focused terms alienate arts and humanities researchers here.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 @moananddrone and I talked about authoritarian language of 'compliance' and 'mandates'. But there are other more subtle ways that the language of 'open' changes how researchers see the whole open agenda and scholarly communications enterprise.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 Even a simple term like 'data' for example held specific connotations of e.g. spreadsheets and STEM research data. Kent have switched to the term 'work' as a more agnostic term not tied to the STEM context.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 Kent want to shift to a user focus that is inclusive, with plain English and less jargon, and with inclusive practices and services. In other words, this is 'open' as creating a community of care. This is great practice.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 "Working towards a culture beyond open access." Aww, hell yeah. This practice very much fits dialectically with the theory of e.g. Lawson and Moore that we presented on earlier.On Internet Archive