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crl-15919	McCombs, Gillian M.	Understanding Knowledge as a Commons: From Theory to Practice. Eds. Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2007. 367p., $36 (ISBN 0262083574). LC 2006-27385.	2008-01-01	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1623	71	55	The focus is on the broadest possible interpretation of the information commons—“the entire social and cultural area of free speech, shared knowledge and creative expression in the digital age” (to quote the LC author- ity record)! The more traditional understanding of “commons” (as a shared natural resource or gathering place) is explicated to lay the groundwork for the analysis of knowl- edge as a commons, and thereby allows us to begin to understand the many ramifica- tions of thinking of knowledge as a shared resource with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto.	cache/crl-15919.pdf	txt/crl-15919.txt