Hello from The Wikipedia Library (TWL) !
The past 2 years we've been setting up a foundation to help top Wikipedia editors access reliable sources. That has meant donation partnerships from JSTOR, Oxford University Press, Elsevier, and dozens of others.
What we have done less of is help promote and expose open access content on Wikipedia. I've heard from some of you that this is an opportunity, if not a gap, so I've started to address it.
3. Our Open Access page highlights where to find OA sources, how editors learn about OA, how to support OA declarations, mandates, and organizations, and how to get involved with initiatives. We also discuss some ways The Wikipedia Library can advance OA, from supporting the OA Signalling project, to engaging in discussions about the relationship between OA-ness and 'verifiability' on Wikipedia:
http://enwp.org/WP:TWL/OA
I'm hoping you will take a quick look through these pages and give me some feedback. Of course, since it's Wikipedia, if you see something you want to add or fix, please do so.
I also want to start a conversation about next steps. The Wikipedia Library is taking on a broader scope than just getting editors access; indeed as our original intention to be an open research hub, we are laying the groundwork for a number of partnerships that improve article content.
I initially thought, 'OA content is already available, so there is little left to do'. I see now that partnerships geared towards advocacy, discoverability, and usage would still be valuable.
In order to do that over the next few quarters, I am going to need consultation and collaboration. I would ideally contract an "OA Coordinator" who could help spearhead some of these projects on Wikipedia. If you have any ideas for names, please pass them on.
Thanks so much for your varied support, feedback, and ongoing work in this advancing mission towards not just free knowledge but free access to the sources that underlie it.
Best,
Jake Orlowitz
Head of The Wikipedia Library
@JakeOrlowitz