Welcome to Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge Exchange is a co-operative effort that supports the use and development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) infrastructure for higher education and research.

The Knowledge Exchange partners are:

• Denmark’s Electronic Research Library (DEFF) in Denmark
• German Research Foundation (DFG) in Germany
• Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the United Kingdom   
• SURFfoundation in the Netherlands

The Knowledge Exchange partners express a common vision based on our four national strategies:

To make a layer of scholarly and scientific content openly available on the Internet.

Making this vision a reality means creating the building blocks for a European information environment that is

outstanding in its support of research and higher education, bringing Europe together while extending the

reach of European research and teaching around the globe.

News

		Workshop on Valueing your Licence On 24 September 2010 Knowledge Exchange will be organising a workshop focusing on how usage statistics can or cannot be used as a basis for managerial decisions on licences.
		Translations SERU wording Knowledge Exchange has funded the translation of this set of statements which offer a set of common understandings for publishers and libraries to reference as an alternative to a formal licence when conducting business.
		Brief on Copyright Exceptions At present the Freedom of access to knowledge for EU citizens is trapped in a complex web of national laws and local licensing arrangements.
		Work underway setting up guidelines for the exchange of Usage Statistics The first version of a set of agreed guidelines and a robotlist is now available and will be tested.
		Briefing paper on usage statistics as a basis for Research intelligence Usage Statistics can provide valuable insight in how research is being used, not only by the research community, but also by business and society in general