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This paper argues that using Socio-Technical Interaction Networks to build on extensively-used Digital Library infrastructures for supporting Open Science knowledge environments. Using a more social -technical approach could lead to an evolutionary reconceptualization of Digital Libraries. Digital Libraries being used as knowledge environments, built upon on the document repositories, will also emphasize the importance of user interaction and collaboration in carrying out those activities. That is to say, the primary goal of Digital Libraries is to help users convert information into knowledge; therefore, Digital Libraries examined in light of socio-technical interaction networks have the potential to shift Digital Libraries from individual, isolated collections to more interoperable, interconnected knowledge-creating repositories that support an evolving relationship between open science users and the Digital Library environment.
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Thank you to my fellow Ph.D. colleagues for their advice and collegial discussions about theory and methodology. Thanks especially to Rich Gazan, D.B. and Wiebke Reile.
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Beamer, J.E. (2019). Digital Libraries for Open Science: Using a Socio-Technical Interaction Network Approach. In: Manghi, P., Candela, L., Silvello, G. (eds) Digital Libraries: Supporting Open Science. IRCDL 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 988. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11226-4_10
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