[open-economics] Another project idea: Open Seminar

Sat Apr 30 12:01:33 UTC 2011

I think this is a good idea but better if implemented by
Zotero/Mendeley, wouldn't it?

On Sa, 2011-04-30 at 13:53 +0200, Guo Xu wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Just had another idea for a easy Open Econ project. So here is the motivation:
> 
> Since scientific knowledge is (hopefully) a public good, much of its
> generation depends on knowledge spill-overs, positive externalities
> and synergies within the scientific community. The problem here is
> that - at least in economics - most of the top tier research takes
> place at a few universities. Most of their seminars are exclusive and
> working papers circulated only among a small community. Much is lost,
> however, if discussions take place only within a small circle: I was
> wondering if we could set up an app based on Open Shakespeare where
> people can upload their drafts and leave it open for annotation?
> Again, I think there would be quite a demand for such a tool - I, for
> example, annotate the PDFs I read anyway so why not share it with the
> public?
> 
> Could anyone tell me who was involved in setting Open Shakespeare up?
> I think it should be very easy to edit it slightly and set it up for
> working papers?
> 
> Looking forward to your suggestions. Will also post this on ideas.okfn.org.
> 
> Have a nice weekend,
> 
> Guo
> 
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