Big Thinking: Public policy and knowledge dissemination in the digital age - March 21, 2019

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 dis