(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010) Savenije, Bas
Paper presented at the Stellenbosch University Library 2010 Symposium / IFLA Presidential Meeting. Knowing is not enough: Engaging in the knowledge economy, 18 to 19 February 2010. The “access to information divide” between the developed countries and the developing
countries is growing wider. This growing divide, due to barriers to access to information,
stifles the growth and development of developing countries. Opening access to information
and breaking down those access barriers become an absolute necessity.
The presentation analyses the economic impact of Open Access, and describes scenarios to
improve the accessibility of knowledge and the role libraries could play in this.