Since Summer 2004, I began a new research stream on open content and open source software. Open content is a new extension of the open source software model that applies the open sharing philosophy to the creation of non-software media such as books, music, video, and other information products. Its primary successes so far include Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and the OpenCourseWare project of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My research on open content is currently funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. My open content research primarily involves Wikipedia; however, I also conduct research on open source software.