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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	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1623	67	53	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)! James Boyle grounds his chapter in the research of sociologist Robert Merton, advocating the opening up of the academic knowl- 94 College & Research Libraries edge commons to the general public.	cache/crl-15919.pdf	txt/crl-15919.txt