1. OER14 Accessing all areas: open practice versus innovation, their influence on Staffordshire University’s open knowledge management Vicki McGarvey Learning and Information Services Manager Staffordshire University

2. One of the most significant and efficient ways for knowledge sharing is the Open Access philosophy, because knowledge is absolutely indispensable for social evolution in a globalized world…one of today’s main goals is to build modern knowledge societies in which all persons must be able to participate information (García-Peñalvo et al. 2010 p.1)

3. Open Knowledge Open Software Open Content Open Science Open Innovation Open Knowledge Framework (García-Peñalvo et al. 2010)

4. Building an Open Knowledge University

5. Innovative Practice… Staffordshire University Largest Contributor to Jorum 4140 Last deposit 2007

6. Challenges of innovative practice Require Funding - grants Resources - people, infrastructure Institutional support Not sustainable… but it can lay the foundation for change OER creation can facilitate the dialogue on open practice

7. Universities need a USP that defines, a sense of place, ethos, specialisms

8. 2014 our USP? An “Open Knowledge University”

9. Research … Interiors Landscaping ePrints KOHA Rebus Libguides STAGE ContentSoftware ScienceInnovation Open Knowledge Framework Staffordshire University

10. The connection between the projects has allowed us to present the promotion of open knowledge as a global strategic gamble of the University, which has contributed to a greater acceptance by the teaching staff (Llorens et al. 2009 p.20)

11. Where next our strategic open horizons… people, policies, processes, promotion, practices

12. It is probably the right time for the University to adopt a mandate even if it is from a moral point of view (paraphrase of “It is probably the right time for the University of Alicante to adopt a mandate model which can imply, even if it is from a moral point of view, the obligation to publish the results of academic activity in open access” Llorens et. al 2009 p.20)

13. References García-Peñalvo, F., García de Figuerola, C. & Merlo, J. A. (2010). Open knowledge: challenges and facts. Information Review. [Online] 34 (4). p. 520-539 http://gredos.usal.es/jspui/bitstream/10366/121866/1/DIA_GarciaPenalvoGarcia%20deF iguerolaMerloJA_Openknowledge.pdf http://gredos.usal.es/jspui/bitstream/10366/121866/1/DIA_GarciaPenalvoGarcia%20deF iguerolaMerloJA_Openknowledge.pdf García-Peñalvo, F., García de Figuerola, C. & Merlo, J. A. (2010). Open knowledge management in Higher Education http://gredos.usal.es/jspui/bitstream/10366/121874/3/DIA_GarciaPenalvoGarciadeFigue rolaMerlo_OpenknowledgePreprint.pdf http://gredos.usal.es/jspui/bitstream/10366/121874/3/DIA_GarciaPenalvoGarciadeFigue rolaMerlo_OpenknowledgePreprint.pdf Llorens, F. Bayona, J. J. Gómez, J. & Sanguino, F. (2010). The University of Alicante's institutional strategy to promote the open dissemination of knowledge. Information Review. [Online] 34 (4). p.565- 582. http://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/14319/1/OIR_preprint_2.pdfhttp://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/14319/1/OIR_preprint_2.pdf Samuel, N. & Alejandro, A. (2012). The OER mix in higher education: purpose, process, product, and policy. Distance Education. [Online] 33 (2) p.165-184. http://www.tandfonline.com http://www.tandfonline.com Don, O Jr. (2012). OER perspectives: emerging issues for universities. Distance Education [Online] 33 (2) p. 283-290 http://www.tandfonline.comhttp://www.tandfonline.com Blass, E., Jasman A., & Shelley S. (2010). Visioning 2035: The future of the higher education sector in the UK. Futures. [Online] 42 p. 445-453 http://www.sciencedirect.com http://www.sciencedirect.com

14. Is your institution an “Open Knowledge” institution?