Knowledge Exchange is founded on an agreement between four partner organisations, to collaborate for a period of three years (2008 – 2011), in an effort to improve the digital infrastructure for information and communication technology as it relates to the research and university library sectors. Knowledge Exchange enables all four partner organisations to combine their strengths and speak with one voice.
The initiative was established in 2005 and is organised on 3 years terms.
The four Knowledge Exchange partner organisations 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 organisation
The Knowledge Exchange organisation consists of the Knowledge Exchange Steering Group which is composed of representatives from each of the four partner organisations and the KE Group with designated partner representatives from the sponsoring organisations, and a co-ordinating office located at the Danish Agency for Libraries and Media in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vision and goals
The agreed vision for Knowledge Exchange is:
To make a layer of scholarly and scientific content openly available on the Internet.
The goals that have been set to achieve that vision include:
- Building an integrated repository infrastructure
- Exploring new developments in the future of publishing
- Facilitating integrated management services within education and research institutions
- Supporting the European digital libraries agenda.
Knowledge Exchange aims to foster co-operation and collaboration between the four partner organisations in order to:
- Add genuine value to currently funded activities
- Increase returns on investment in ICT
- Improve infrastruture in the partner countries
- Enhance shared knowledge and collaboration possibilities
- Improve the quality of learning, teaching and research
For more information and updates please contact:
Knowledge Exchange
Danish Agency for Libraries and Media
H.C. Andersens Boulevard 2
DK-1553 Copenhagen V
Denmark
Telephone +45 3373 3315
E-mail office@knowledge-exchange.info
www.knowledge-exchange.info
