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Category: PhD

On multi-level governance models, structures, and open knowledge

Posted on July 20, 2026July 25, 2026 by Scout Bell

This blog post serves as an exploratory and developmental process for my PhD. Its focus is on the academic literature I engage with, presented in a blog format, against the backdrop of professional contexts. A blogging approach enables exploration of the ties between research and practice, supporting reflexivity. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0…

Open access politics of vulnerability, symbolic capital, and care

Posted on February 27, 2026February 28, 2026 by Scout Bell

This blog post serves as an exploratory and developmental process for my PhD. Its focus is on the academic literature I engage with, presented in a blog format, against the backdrop of professional contexts. A blogging approach enables exploration of the ties between research and practice, supporting reflexivity. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0…

Three things I’m reading (part 2 and the PhD version)

Posted on February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 by Scout Bell

I’ve been across several books and articles lately (and don’t seem to be able to finish anything in one go!). It’s probably reflective of being across so many spaces; though, I enjoy wearing several hats at once and find that it brings new perspectives to my work and research. I’d also been missing my old…

Building and governing for access in disruption: Open publishing, disability culture, and library leadership

Posted on December 30, 2025February 28, 2026 by Scout Bell

This blog post serves as an exploratory and developmental process for my PhD. Its focus is on the academic literature I engage with, presented in a blog format, against the backdrop of professional contexts. A blogging approach enables exploration of the ties between research and practice, supporting reflexivity. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0…

Libraries in knowledge brokering: Thick trust, weak ties, and diffusion networks

Posted on December 11, 2025December 12, 2025 by Scout Bell

This blog post serves as an exploratory and developmental process for my PhD. Its focus is on the academic literature I engage with, presented in a blog format, against the backdrop of professional contexts. A blogging approach enables exploration of the ties between research and practice, supporting reflexivity. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0…

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