Open Knowledge and the Public Interest (OKAPI)

Open Knowledge and the Public Interest (OKAPI) is a team of creative and technical professionals and UC Berkeley faculty who are bringing together people, tools and ideas to improve public scholarship on the UC Berkeley campus. OKAPI is sponsored by the Chief Information Officer and supported in large part through grant-funded projects. OKAPI’s primary aim is to improve public access to UC Berkeley’s research knowledge, resources and communities. As part of the Scholar’s Box project, OKAPI is developing innovative models for creating and sharing digital collections of primary resources for K-Grey education. OKAPI is also partnering with a number of organizations on initiatives relating to open knowledge and public scholarship.