Community
Knowledge for All is an open, collaborative project supported by an active community of users, contributors, partners and staff. Together they represent a wide range of instutions and individuals from across all disciplines and around the globe. They are universities, colleges, libraries, archives, academics, researchers, students, innovators, decision makers and members of the public at large - all in search of a better solution for free, open access to scholarly knowledge, and all committed to building that solution collaboratively.
We invite you to join the Knowledge for All community by registering on our website and participating in our groups and discussions and as we develop the Knowledge for All tool.
Users
Users are critical piece of Knowledge for All's vibrant community. They are researchers, librarians, students, professionals, decision makers, individuals and inquiring minds from across the globe and all walks of life - all seeking access to the latest scholarly journal literature to support them in their diverse pursuits. The project exists for its users benefit and aims to ease contraints they face in access to published academic works.
Once developed, users will be able to freely access Knowledge for All from its public interface via the web or download the entire tool, along with its data, for private use and customization.
As an open, collaborative project, Knowledge for All views users as active participants in its ongoing development. Feedback and insights from the user community is absolutely critical in order to ensure the tool will be one that truly meets their needs.
Become a user
We welcome you to join Knowledge for All's dynamic user community and share your user experience to improve the project. With system development of the Knowledge for All tool underway, there are many opportunities to participate as an active or interested user. Please visit our Get Involved page to learn how you can participate and make sure to join our Users group.
Contributors
Knowledge for All is a fundamentally open and collaborative project. It calls on a community of active contributors to share their expertise, skills and time on a voluntary basis and collaborate in developing a free, open tool that will truly serve their needs. Contributors represent a range of stakeholders with diverse skill sets - they are indexers, translators, developers, data technicians, policy experts, authors, librarians, researchers, and others - all contributing as individuals or groups to Knowledge for All's continued development.
Become a contributor
Interested contributors are invited to join one of the project's open groups to collaborate on specific aspects of project development.
Internationalization
Welcome to Knowledge for All’s Internationalization Working Group - an open group to support the internationalization and translation of the Knowledge for All project.
Knowledge for All is a global project. It invites participation from individuals and institutions across all borders and aims to link all users to scholarly journal literature regardless of political or geographical location. To remain true to its mission and core values the project must be accessible to contributors, partners and users in a variety of languages. It is the task of the Internationalization Working Group to address, coordinate and effectively plan this effort.
Join this group if
- You have experience in translation or working on multi-lingual or international projects.
- You are interested in supporting the internationalization of the Knowledge for All project and ensuring its content is accessible to as wide an audience as possible regardless of geographical location or language.
- You are able to contribute 1-4 hours per week to participate in working group activities.
How to join
- Review the Internationalization Working Group description for an outline of duties and responsiblities.
- Click to join.
How to participate
- Review and comment on Knowledge for All’s Internationalization Strategy.
- Create and participate in working group forums.
- Create and collaborate on working group pages.
Staff
Knowledge for All is supported by a committed team of staff responsible for coordinating project development during its initial phases.
Amanda Stevens
Project Manager
David Evans
System Development Coordinator
Michelle Gruda
Engagement Coordinator
Become a project staff member
Visit the project's job board to view openings.
Advisory
Welcome to Knowledge for All’s Advisory Working Group - an open committee to support project development through the sharing of expertise and recommendations.
Join this group if
- You have expertise in one or more key aspects of project development (content/collections development, metadata, indexing, legal/licensing, system/software development, marketing, fundraising, community development).
- You are interested in advising on the strategic direction of the Knowledge for All project and ensuring its continues to meet community needs.
- You are able to contribute 1-4 hours per week to participate in working group activities.
How to join
- Review the Advisory Committee description for an outline of duties and responsiblities.
- Click to join.
How to participate
- Review and comment on Knowledge for All’s Strategic Plan.
- Create and participate in working group forums.
- Create and collaborate on working group pages.
Partners
Knowledge for All is grateful to its funding and strategic Partners contributing generous financial and in-kind support to ongoing project development.
Become a Partner
The project welcomes partnership inquiries from individuals, institutions and other similarly aligned projects. Please contact our Engagement Coordinator, Michelle Gruda, at mgruda@k4all.ca to discuss partnership opportunities.
Technical
Welcome to Knowledge for All’s Technical Working Group - an open group to coordinate system and software development of the Knowledge for All tool.
Join this group if
- You have experience working with or developing open source software and online communities.
- You are interested in coordinating and contributing to the collaborative software development of the Knowledge for All tool.
- You are able to contribute 1-4 hours per week to participate in working group activities.
How to join
- Review the Technical Working Group description for an outline of duties and responsiblities.
- Click to join.
How to participate
- Review and comment on Knowledge for All’s Technology Strategy.
- Create and participate in working group forums.
- Create and collaborate on working group pages.