Browsing by Subject "Social Production"

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    A Conjecture on the Nature of Digital Information
    (2014-04-23) Lewis, David W.
    In this paper I will suggest a conjecture on the nature of digital information. One: When information is digital it is non-rival and can be reproduced and distributed at close to zero marginal cost. Two: When information is non-rival and can be reproduced and distributed at close to zero marginal cost people will want it to be open. Three: When information is open it encourages social production.
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    Social Production: How Our World is Changing
    (2009-12-10T20:42:32Z) Lewis, David W.
    Presentation slides of a talk given to the New York Library Association in Niagara Falls, NY on October 15, 2009. Based on the work of Clay Shirky and Yochia Benkler, the concept of social production is reviewed. Because of the development of new technology tools sharing, creating, and acting in concert has become much easier and the result is new ways of doing things that are less dependent of organizations. The implications of these developments for libraries are explored.