%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2008 %T The Personal Research Portal %A Ismael Peña-López %X Digital technologies have forever changed the way that knowledge is disseminated and accessed. Yet, the main problem knowledge workers face is invisibility: if people don't know that you know, and people are not aware of what you know, you do not exist. Governments and institutions are being pushed to foster Open Access (OA) literature as a way to achieve universal reach of research diffusion at inexpensive and immediate levels. Most efforts have been made at the institutional level, dedicating little energy to what the individual can do to contribute. The philosophy and tools around web 2.0 bring clear opportunities for individuals to contribute and to build a broader personal presence on the Internet and a better diffusion for their work, interests or publications. We propose the concept of the personal research portal (PRP) as a means to create a digital identity for knowledge workers--tied to one's digital public notebook and personal repository--and a virtual network of colleagues working in the same field. Complementary to formal publishing or taking part in offline meetings, the PRP would be a knowledge management system that would enhance reading, storing, and creation at both the private and public levels, and contribute to create an online identity that, in turn, will help to create a network whose currency is knowledge. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 02/2008 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/123 %N February 2008 %9 Articles %1 University of Catalonia Ismael Peña-López is Public Policies for Development and ICT4D lecturer at the Open University of Catalonia, Spain. His main research interests are the digital divide, e-readiness, ICT4D and digital inclusion. As a teacher in virtual learning environments, he is also interested in Open Access and its relationship with e-learning and development. He is the lead (and only) developer of Bibciter, a GPL Bibliography Manager. His Personal Research Portal can be accessed at ICTlogy.