Borgdorff notes a "liberalization" of what is understood as research in the academic world, quoting the definition given by the European Joint Quality Initiative in its "Dublin descriptor" for third-cycle education:The word [research] is used in an inclusive way to accommodate the range of activities that support original and innovative work in the whole range of academic, professional and technological fields, including the humanities, and traditional, performing, and other creative arts. It is not used in any limited or restricted sense, or relating solely to a traditional "scientific method".
2A much broader range of activity than traditional scientific research is clearly identified here, even if it contains shadows of the research, science and technology policy histories that 07909_Ch03_p69-92.indd 71
Australia is currently rolling out one of the most expensive and ambitious infrastructure projects in the nation’s history. The National Broadband Network is promoted as a catalyst for far-reaching changes in Australia’s economy, governmental service provision, society and culture. However, it is evident that desired dividends, such as greater social engagement, enhanced cultural awareness and increased civic and political participation, do not flow automatically from mere technical connection to the network. This article argues that public institutions play a vital role in redistributing technological capacity to enable emerging forms of social and cultural participation. In particular, we examine public libraries as significant but often overlooked sites in the evolving dynamic between digital technology, new cultural practices and social relations. Drawing on interviews and fieldwork across the public library network of the state of Queensland, we attend to the strategies and approaches libraries are adopting in response to a digital culture.
Borgdorff notes a "liberalization" of what is understood as research in the academic world, quoting the definition given by the European Joint Quality Initiative in its "Dublin descriptor" for third-cycle education:The word [research] is used in an inclusive way to accommodate the range of activities that support original and innovative work in the whole range of academic, professional and technological fields, including the humanities, and traditional, performing, and other creative arts. It is not used in any limited or restricted sense, or relating solely to a traditional "scientific method".
2A much broader range of activity than traditional scientific research is clearly identified here, even if it contains shadows of the research, science and technology policy histories that 07909_Ch03_p69-92.indd 71
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