Open Science [OP]: Sharing Knowledge in the Global Century - Softcover

Cribb, Julian; Hartomo, Tjempaka Sari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0643097635 ISBN 13: 9780643097636

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Open Science is about how we address the profound challenges which now confront humanity--climate, the food crisis, environmental degradation, resource scarcity and disease--through science communication. These call for the sharing of scientific knowledge among billions of humans, on a scale never before attempted.

Open Science offers practical ways to communicate science in a highly networked world where billions of people still have little or no access to advanced knowledge or technologies. The authors describe low-cost, effective means to transfer knowledge to target audiences in industry, government, the community and to the public at large.

The book features sections on good science writing, practical advice on how to develop communication and media strategies, ways to measure communication performance, how to handle institutional "crises", how to deal with politicians and much more.

Features
* Practical advice on how to communicate science effectively with different audiences, including government, industry and the general public
* How to develop organizational communication policy and strategy
* Current issues of e-communication, repositories and open access discussed

About this title

About the Authors

Julian Cribb is a science communicator, journalist and editor of several newspapers and books. His published work includes over 7,000 newspaper articles, 1,000 broadcasts, and three books and has received 32 awards for science, medical, agricultural and business journalism. He was Director, National Awareness, for Australia’s science agency, CSIRO, foundation president of the Australian Science Communicators, and originated the CGIAR's Future Harvest strategy. He has worked as a newspaper editor, science editor for The Australian and head of public affairs for CSIRO. He runs his own science communication consultancy and is the founding editor of www.sciencealert.com.au.

Tjempaka Sari Hartomo is a senior officer of the Indonesian science agency LIPI and a leading science communicator who works tirelessly for the sharing of knowledge in her country. She is a member of the Australian Alumni Association of Indonesia and the Indonesia-Australia Business Council.

Edition details

• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0643097635
• ISBN 13: 9780643097636
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232