Open Access Day

We live in a world of “haves” and “have not’s.”  Although it may be an over generalization, one can say that the vast majority of people want to be “haves” and in most cases only a small minority of people want others to be “have nots.”  If you have complete ownership of a piece of real estate (you are a “have”), then by definition I cannot have that same parcel of land (I’m  a “have not”).  But access to information and knowledge, like love, is different.  The same knowledge can be gained or “owned” by 2 people or 200 thousand – it is infinitely divisible and yet constantly whole.  Everyone can be a “have” and only those few folks who are unwilling to try to access the open resources all around them need be the “have nots” of the world.  Open access tells everyone else to jump in to the KnowledgeEconomy – the water is fine!