Commercial Monopoly or Open Research

China’s National Knowledge Infrastructure

Authors

  • Lijun Fan Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
  • Lili Yang Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Keywords:

CNKI, research database, commercial monopoly, open research, the common good, China

Abstract

Developing research databases is a double-edged sword. Research databases may promote knowledge exchange, but their monopolistic/oligarchist practices are also building walls. Taking as an example the largest research database in China, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, this article discusses the growing boycotts against the commercial monopoly of research databases in academia and reflects on the future of open research. It calls for concerted efforts from the whole research community.

Author Biographies

Lijun Fan, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Lijun Fan is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, China. Email: fanlijun355@163.com.

Lili Yang, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Lili Yang is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, China. Email: liliyang@hku.hk.

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Published

2022-10-11

How to Cite

Fan, L. ., & Yang, L. (2022). Commercial Monopoly or Open Research: China’s National Knowledge Infrastructure. International Higher Education, (112), 33–34. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/15757

Issue

No. 112 (2022): Fall Issue

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