[open-economics] Another project idea: Open Seminar

Sat Apr 30 12:05:25 UTC 2011

True - but since there is already Open Shakespeare, setting up a
second (slightly adjusted) version is very easy. Given the low entry
costs, I see no reason why we should not at least try this out. And
besides, Mendeley is not really open as such - it's almost like a
cheap FB rip-off ;) Basically, I don't think the ideas is really
competing with bibliography management software like Zotero/Mendeley.
But let's discuss this further!

Guo

On 30 April 2011 14:01, Dirk Heine <dirk at common-future.org> wrote:
> I think this is a good idea but better if implemented by
> Zotero/Mendeley, wouldn't it?
>
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> 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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