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INFORMATION RESOURCES

INFORMATION RESOURCES. The Commodification of Information and the Marginalisation of Regional Cultures Frits Pannekoek, Ph.D. Director of Information Resources University of Calgary Alberta, Canada. INFORMATION RESOURCES. Trends in Information Increasing importance of digital information

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INFORMATION RESOURCES

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  1. INFORMATION RESOURCES The Commodification of Information and the Marginalisation of Regional Cultures Frits Pannekoek, Ph.D. Director of Information Resources University of Calgary Alberta, Canada

  2. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Trends in Information • Increasing importance of digital information • Increasing gap between “haves” and “have- nots” • Commodification of Information • Rise of information monopolies • Dominance of the English Language

  3. INFORMATION RESOURCES • The Increasing Importance of Digital Information • e-journals and e-books • Pre-publication servers • Digitization of public domain materials • WEB based instruction • Decrease in knowledge stability

  4. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Commodification of Information • Increasing restriction of access though user-id • Rise in cost of information by several hundred per cent. • Move from Information “haves” to information “have-nots” • Decreasing attention to “niche market” knowledge

  5. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Internationalization of Knowledge • Fewer and fewer information providers • Fewer and fewer information systems • Dominance of English language in both • Consolidation of unique providers • Reinforced by tendency of academics to seek “validation” from international peers.

  6. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Consequences • “Marginalization of indigenous knowledge • “Anglicization” indigenous cultures • Concentration of “high” end information at a few “super” universities

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  10. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Solutions for Discussion • State Involvement? • Cultural stake holder involvement? • University involvement?

  11. INFORMATION RESOURCES • State Involvement • State or National licences • State support for national and indigenous cultural expression • Problems?

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  13. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Cultural Stake Holder Involvement • Understand the issues • Seize opportunities • Allow for dynamics • Continue and reinforce traditional communication strategies

  14. INFORMATION RESOURCES • University Involvement • Be the intellectual host to the regions cultures • Provide “information” stability • Provide access point to information for the “community”

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  16. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Discussion • What other dimensions of the issue need to be brought forward?

  17. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Discussion • What other dimensions of the issue need to be brought forward? • How real is the problem?

  18. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Discussion • What other dimensions of the issue need to be brought forward? • How real is the problem? • What should be the involvement of the state?

  19. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Discussion • What other dimensions of the issue need to be brought forward? • How real is the problem? • What should be the involvement of the state? • What should be the involvement of the universities?

  20. INFORMATION RESOURCES • Discussion • What other dimensions of the issue need to be brought forward? • How real is the problem? • What should be the involvement of the state? • What should be the involvement of the universities? • What should be the involvement of information aggregators?

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