Well, Hathi Trust is not a good example, I'm afraid, because most
content cannot be retrieved from there in this country. However, some
open access aggregators have been added, most notably the biggest index
for OA papers on the web at
https://www.base-search.net/ .
Regards,
Jürgen.
Am 19.01.22 um 21:19 Uhr schrieb The Cunctator:
> This is really well done. One suggestion that's probably already been
> made and may have various reasons for not including would be to add some
> of the non-paywalled libraries (like HathiTrust and the Federal
> Register) as searchable options.
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:10 PM Sam Walton <swalton(a)wikimedia.org
> <mailto:swalton@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We've just published a blog post summarising the new features and
> functionality available to active Wikipedia editors in The Wikipedia
>
Library:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/19/the-wikipedia-library-accessing-free-…
>
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/19/the-wikipedia-library-accessing-free-reliable-sources-is-now-easier-than-ever/>
>
> The Wikipedia Library is a tool providing active Wikipedia editors
> with free access to otherwise-paywalled resources, including
> journals, books, newspapers, magazines, and databases. Over the past
> 5-10 years the library has built up a large collection of content
> from a wide range of publishers.
>
> In the past couple of years we've been finalising the centralised
> Wikipedia Library tool used for accessing all this
> content:
https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/
> <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/>. I'm really pleased to
> announce that we've finished work on some long-requested and planned
> features which make it really simple to use!
>
> The library now has:
>
> * Proxy-based authentication for direct access of resources
> without a secondary login
> * A centralised search feature for browsing multiple collections
> from one place
> * An on-wiki notification to let editors know about the library
> when they have crossed the eligibility threshold (rolling out in
> stages throughout January)
>
> As the project I first joined the Wikimedia Foundation to work on
> years ago I'm personally thrilled that we've finally been able to
> deploy all these features!
>
> If you're eligible to use the library (500+ edits, 6+ months
> editing) you can jump in and start using the library straight away.
> We're now working on expanding and diversifying the content
> available in the library, so let us know on the suggestions page if
> there are collections you want us to make
> available:
https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/
> <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/>
>
> If the tool isn't currently localised into your language, you can
> translate it on
>
TranslateWiki:
https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikipedia_Library_Card_Platform
>
<https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikipedia_Library_Card_Platform>
>
> We're planning to host some Office Hours, which will be a chance to
> get a walkthrough of how to use the library, as well as discuss your
> research needs and requests for new collections with the team. Look
> out for more on that in the coming weeks.
>
> --
> Sam Walton
> Product Manager, The Wikipedia Library
>
> swalton(a)wikimedia.org
>
> <mailto:swalton@wikimedia.org>
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