How to Set Up a Subject Repository for Documents on International Cultural Relations
Access to knowledge and resources on international cultural relations research is crucial not only for academics, but also for policy makers and practitioners. Since the early 1990s, so-called open access subject repositories have been making relevant documents available. These repositories are mainly located in the global North. Can they meet the global diversity of requirements? How do they work? How can South-North knowledge transfer be supported? To what extent is the existing infrastructure still marked by a colonial legacy? What are the barriers? And what is the role of technological infrastructure and its funding?
