?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Creating+a+Digital+Commons&rft.creator=Morrison%2C+Heather&rft.creator=Charbonneau%2C+Olivier&rft.subject=A.+Theoretical+and+general+aspects+of+libraries+and+information.+&rft.description=The+phrase+information+commons+refers+to+our+shared+knowledge+base.+Heather+Morrison+presents+examples+of+the+commons+in+action%2C+ranging+from+open+access+and+open+source+scholarly+resources+to+the+blogosphere.+The+concept+of+sampling+in+music+is+discussed%2C+and+applied+to+librarianship.+Key+policy+for+the+commons+are+identified+and+discussed%2C+including+open+access%2C+telecommunications+issues+(net+neutrality%2C+access+issues)%2C+and+copyright+laws+that+facilitate+sharing.++%0AOlivier+Charbonneau+presents+%22tools+for+the+shepherd%22%2C+or+when+digital+projects+are+fit+for+collaboration%2C+in+the+context+of+Lessig's+regulatory+framework%2C+Benkler's+%22commons+based+peer+production%22+framework%2C+and+Alter's+%22Work+Centered++Analysis+Framework+for+Systems+Analysis%22.++The+Canadian+Legal+Information+Institute+(CANLII)%2C+created+to+enable+free+access+to+authoritative+versions+of+Canadian+case+law+and+statutes+on+the+Internet+through+a+uniform+search+interface%2C+is+presented+as+an+example+of+a+collaboratively+produced+digital+commons.&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Presentation&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6099%2F1%2FBCLA-HeatherOlivier.pdf&rft.identifier=Morrison%2C+Heather+and+Charbonneau%2C+Olivier+Creating+a+Digital+Commons.%2C+2006+.+In+British+Columbia+Library+Association+Conference+2006+%3A+Sharing+a+Vision+%3A+The+Power+of+Collaboration%2C+Burnaby%2C+British+Columbia+(Canada)%2C+20-22+April+2006.+(Unpublished)+[cited+var+currentTime+%3D+new+Date()%3Bvar+month+%3D+currentTime.getMonth()+%2B+1%3Bvar+day+%3D+currentTime.getDate()%3Bvar+year+%3D+currentTime.getFullYear()%3Bdocument.write(month+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+day+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+year)].+Available+from+WWW%3A+http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6099%2F.+[Presentation]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6099%2F