{"id":6544,"date":"2025-10-02T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=6544"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:58:25","slug":"where-to-find-open-knowledge-and-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/where-to-find-open-knowledge-and-how-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to find open knowledge (and how to use it)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to our second post celebrating the lead up to <\/span>International <\/span>O<\/span>pen Ac<\/span>c<\/span>ess<\/span> Week. Last week, we went <\/span><\/span>back to basics<\/span><\/span><\/a>, exploring this year\u2019s theme, <\/span>‘Who Owns Our Knowledge<\/span>?<\/span>‘<\/span> This week<\/span>, our guest contribut<\/span>or Lisa <\/span>Grbin<\/span>, Open Education Librarian, delves<\/span> into how to find and use open <\/span>knowledge<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why use open knowledge<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

So many resources are \u2018closed\u2019, meaning they are locked behind a paywall, not accessible, not reusable, or only available to you while studying or working at university.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Open\u2019 knowledge is available to everyone, and (thanks to the Internet) anytime and almost everywhere. So, it\u2019s helpful to have the skills, knowledge and digital capabilities to find (and use) open knowledge resources. This is useful for a number of scenarios, for example:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n