Public policy and knowledge dissemination in the digital age - Vincent Larivière

Big Thinking with Vincent Larivière

Public policy and knowledge dissemination in the digital age

Scholarly publications are at the core of the research process. They allow for the dissemination of knowledge and contribute to the visibility of researchers. This presentation outlines the way knowledge dissemination has evolved, with particular emphasis on the impact of digital technologies. The subjects of open access, the oligopoly of commercial publishers, and the question of how digital technology is changing both the knowledge ecosystem and fact-based decision-making will also be examined. Lastly, a discussion around the government’s role in disseminating research and the public policy features that expand access to knowledge will conclude the event.

Vincent Larivière is an Associate Professor at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information [School of Library and Information Sciences] at Université de Montréal. He holds the Canada Research Chair on the Transformations of Scholarly Communication. He is also the Scientific Director of Érudit, the dissemination platform for digital journals; Associate Scientific Director of the UQAM Observatoire des sciences et des technologies [Science and Technology Observatory]; and a member of the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie (CIRST) [Interuniversity Centre for Research on Science and Technology].