Scholar literature is underrepresented on Internet and Southern researchers’ content remains invisible. There is a critical mass of “grey” knowledge which could highly benefit from the web2 opportunities. Ismael Peña-López from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) expressed the importance of facilitating access to researchers’ work in a provocative manner “If you exist on Internet, you exist for real”.

He presented the Personal research portal (PRP), a combination of various Web2 applications, more than a mere communication tool for scientists, but a way to keep growing and learning. “It forces you to read and be well informed and, at the same time, you get connected to a network; it is a way to manage the knowledge you’re giving away and the one you’re gaining. The more you expose your work, the more you get comment and can reflect on your topic of interest.”

I asked him how he would describe the web2 and how that would be an opportunity for Southern researchers. I was also interested in what one’s could achieve through a PRP and why the individuals should complement institutional repository.
And a few other things…

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http://www.km4dev.org/journal/index.php/km4dj/article/view/92

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