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Academia.edu
by James McArdle 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

Dear WPL colleagues, Thank you for responding to my query about making approaches to Academia.edu. I really appreciate having sensible advice. Your feedback indicates caution, and raises the possibility that there may be little to be gained from an arrangement with them; I will go ahead and make queries, especially about the legal side and the user agreement as would relate to WPL access, but shall make no commitments. I'll bring their response back to the list for consideration. Regards, James James McArdle User:Jamesmcardle Message: 1 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:48:41 -0700 From: ahmed yousif <ashashyou(a)yahoo.com> To: wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikipedia Library] Wikipedia-Library Digest, Vol 10, Issue 5 Message-ID: <1442342921.56119.BPMail_high_carrier(a)web121704.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Just a hint. Being a payable article does not mean that it is not open access. My own experience is that some journals when submitting your article will put a"time frame" for the article. For example 6 years, after that the author can share the article unrestricted. So some authors upload thier articles to academia.edu. Also there is now awealth of open access journals and of open access articles in non-open access journals. Regards, Ahmed Shawky Mohammedin User:ashashyou ------------------------------ > On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 3:04 PM EEST wikipedia-library-request(a)lists.wikimedia.orgwrote: > > Send Wikipedia-Library mailing list submissions to > wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-library > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikipedia-library-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikipedia-library-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikipedia-Library digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. OA (James McArdle) > 2. Re: OA (Paul S. Wilson) > 3. Re: OA (Paul S. Wilson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:24:29 +1000 > From: James McArdle <jmcardle(a)vic.chariot.net.au> > To: "wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org" > <wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikipedia Library] OA > Message-ID: <639DC974-9E45-4F40-AFA5-38997664A455(a)vic.chariot.net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi, > > In relation to Open Access papers, I'm wondering if WPL has had dealings with Academia.edu? (I'm new to WPL). Their website makes available papers across all disciplines by current academics who are subscribed. > > Outsiders can see a few recommended articles, but there is a wealth of material hidden from them. I have contacts there as I am one of their recommending editors. > > Can you tell me from your experience, is it worthwhile exploring whether of access can be provided to,or via, WPL for our users? > Regards, > James > > James McArdle > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:27:41 -0500 > From: "Paul S. Wilson" <paulscrawl(a)gmail.com> > To: Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library project > <wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikipedia Library] OA > Message-ID: > <CAOVDCgMKw7VfrHrOmqimO97B+8fSXm40pfG8fc3LKX5GyPmtVA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Interesting question, James. > > Academia.edu serves millions as a personal repository for their academic > preprints (usually legal) and published versions (often not so) - the > question is, do we dare risk such when institutional depositories with > vetting of allowable content are readily available? > > As an experiment, [[Academia.edu]] article has a cited reference to > paywalled content (footnote #11 as of today) to which I've appended a link > to the preprint version of the article on academia.edu, noting "/* > Reception */ + "Academia.edu preprint" (with differing pagination from > canonical published version; other editorial changes likely) of Thelwall & > Kousha (2012)". > > Per Academia.edu's voluminous [https://www.academia.edu/terms terms of > use], such "Member Content" is severely restricted. > > Would be interested in gaining access to site content, if TWL can negotiate > - or learn to live with - latter. > > Paul S. Wilson > Research Coordinator > The Wikipedia Library

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OA
by James McArdle 15 Sep '15

15 Sep '15

Hi, In relation to Open Access papers, I'm wondering if WPL has had dealings with Academia.edu? (I'm new to WPL). Their website makes available papers across all disciplines by current academics who are subscribed. Outsiders can see a few recommended articles, but there is a wealth of material hidden from them. I have contacts there as I am one of their recommending editors. Can you tell me from your experience, is it worthwhile exploring whether of access can be provided to,or via, WPL for our users? Regards, James James McArdle

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Re: [Wikipedia Library] Wikipedia-Library Digest, Vol 10, Issue 5
by ahmed yousif 15 Sep '15

15 Sep '15

Just a hint. Being a payable article does not mean that it is not open access. My own experience is that some journals when submitting your article will put a"time frame" for the article. For example 6 years, after that the author can share the article unrestricted. So some authors upload thier articles to academia.edu. Also there is now awealth of open access journals and of open access articles in non-open access journals. Regards, Ahmed Shawky Mohammedin User:ashashyou ------------------------------ On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 3:04 PM EEST wikipedia-library-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote: >Send Wikipedia-Library mailing list submissions to > wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-library >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikipedia-library-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > wikipedia-library-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Wikipedia-Library digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. OA (James McArdle) > 2. Re: OA (Paul S. Wilson) > 3. Re: OA (Paul S. Wilson) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:24:29 +1000 >From: James McArdle <jmcardle(a)vic.chariot.net.au> >To: "wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org" > <wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Subject: [Wikipedia Library] OA >Message-ID: <639DC974-9E45-4F40-AFA5-38997664A455(a)vic.chariot.net.au> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Hi, > >In relation to Open Access papers, I'm wondering if WPL has had dealings with Academia.edu? (I'm new to WPL). Their website makes available papers across all disciplines by current academics who are subscribed. > >Outsiders can see a few recommended articles, but there is a wealth of material hidden from them. I have contacts there as I am one of their recommending editors. > >Can you tell me from your experience, is it worthwhile exploring whether of access can be provided to,or via, WPL for our users? >Regards, >James > >James McArdle > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:27:41 -0500 >From: "Paul S. Wilson" <paulscrawl(a)gmail.com> >To: Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library project > <wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Subject: Re: [Wikipedia Library] OA >Message-ID: > <CAOVDCgMKw7VfrHrOmqimO97B+8fSXm40pfG8fc3LKX5GyPmtVA(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >Interesting question, James. > >Academia.edu serves millions as a personal repository for their academic >preprints (usually legal) and published versions (often not so) - the >question is, do we dare risk such when institutional depositories with >vetting of allowable content are readily available? > >As an experiment, [[Academia.edu]] article has a cited reference to >paywalled content (footnote #11 as of today) to which I've appended a link >to the preprint version of the article on academia.edu, noting "/* >Reception */ + "Academia.edu preprint" (with differing pagination from >canonical published version; other editorial changes likely) of Thelwall & >Kousha (2012)". > >Per Academia.edu's voluminous [https://www.academia.edu/terms terms of >use], such "Member Content" is severely restricted. > >Would be interested in gaining access to site content, if TWL can negotiate >- or learn to live with - latter. > >Paul S. Wilson >Research Coordinator >The Wikipedia Library > > > > > > > >On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 8:24 AM, James McArdle <jmcardle(a)vic.chariot.net.au> >wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> In relation to Open Access papers, I'm wondering if WPL has had dealings >> with Academia.edu? (I'm new to WPL). Their website makes available papers >> across all disciplines by current academics who are subscribed. >> >> Outsiders can see a few recommended articles, but there is a wealth of >> material hidden from them. I have contacts there as I am one of their >> recommending editors. >> >> Can you tell me from your experience, is it worthwhile exploring whether >> of access can be provided to,or via, WPL for our users? >> Regards, >> James >> >> James McArdle >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikipedia-Library mailing list >> Wikipedia-Library(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-library >> >

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Re: [Wikipedia Library] Wikipedia-Library Digest, Vol 10, Issue 2
by Jesús Tramullas 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

Hi, I think Scholar is a good option, may it be best if we use Scholar button (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/google-scholar-button/ ; https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-scholar-button/ldipcbpaoce…), looking for the paper title. We can use DOAJ (www.doaj.org) if we are looking for quality open access papers (not in predatory journals) Jesús -- "Investigación básica es lo que hago cuando no sé lo que estoy haciendo." "Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing." Wernher von Braun (1957) --#------------------------------------------------------------ Ph.D. Dr. Jesús Tramullas http://tramullas.com Dept. Ciencias Documentación // Library & Information Science Dep. Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza (España) -----------------------------------------------------------#--

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Finding links to OA versions of articles ?
by Sylvain Machefert 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

Hi all, There has been quite discussion on a French list I am subscribing to regarding the latest partnership with elsevier (and I suspect we can expect a lot of attraction with this new partnership ...) One of the interesting question raised was: is there any plan to try to automatically find, when. There is a pay walled article referenced somewhere, if an OA version exists, and if yes update the link. I think it should be covered by TWL, if it doesn't exist yet. Do you know anything about any initiative of that kind ? Thanks, Sylvain

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GLAM Ghana
by Raphael Berchie 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Hello everyone this a GLAM project we want to undertake in Ghana. This will help establish partnership between TWL and Ghanaian Libraries and help diversify TWL with Ghanaian contents. Please let us know your suggestions, comments, recommendations and finally your endorsements. Regards *Raphael Berchie* Marketing Manager Farm Fresh Dairies <http://www.bioplasticsghana.com> Wikimedian <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana>,Open Advocate, Climate Change Activist,Blogger <http://rberchie.blogspot.com/> P.O Box CT 10469 Cantoments Accra Ghana

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Developer(s) Wanted: Build The Wikipedia Library's Digital Library Card Platform
by Jake Orlowitz 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Call for Developers We are planning to create a Digital Library Card Platform for The Wikipedia Library. We are looking for a developer, or team, with a history of successfully developing web applications in open development frameworks (such as Drupal, Angular, Ember, CiviCRM, etc.). Efficient production, clear communication, and well-structured and secure code are a must. Additional consideration will go towards applicants who have worked in the Library and Information Science field, on Open Source projects, or in the Wikimedia/Mediawiki communities. Our budget currently allows for $5000-$15,000 for development of a working version within 4- 6 months. We expect to expand the platform in two later phases to add additional functionality around standard library services. The Wikipedia Library helps Wikipedia's top editors receive access to donations from leading publishers and databases. Now that we have over 3 dozen publishing partners including Elsevier JSTOR, Oxford University Press, and SAGE, AND nearly a dozen global branches with 2 dozen more planned for the next year AND commitments to support other TWL programs across the globe... we need to create a system that will facilitate our expansion. In the past, manual and separate processes for delivering access were appropriate, but this year's focus is on scaling and growth. Developing the Digital Library Card Platform tool is a top priority for us this year. Qualified and interested applicants should read this project overview and fill out the form linked on this page: *https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_Da5E4mKcpVASNCtZyVnzkdXcVUPKD49bAwqxfHoIY/edit?usp=sharing <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_Da5E4mKcpVASNCtZyVnzkdXcVUPKD49bAwqxf…>* Please feel free to share this email with friends or colleagues who may also be interested. Best, *Jake Orlowitz* <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAIAAAvHNLMBweA-KfaGsjpRk0P4hoI6Oo…> *Head of The Wikipedia Library <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/TWL>* *Wikimedia Foundation*

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Help build out a GLAM Glossary
by Jake Orlowitz 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Hello all! The Wikipedia Library team has been building a "GLAM Glossary" to help Wikipedians who want to work with GLAMs to acclimatize to the language, terminology, and jargon in the field. Knowing the right words to use, and what they mean, will lead to more effective outreach and partnerships. We would love for more knowledgeable folks to add or suggest terms. *Jump in! * https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Glossary Cheers, Jake Orlowitz and The Wikipedia Library team

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Wikimania TWL Meetup Tomorrow
by Jake Orlowitz 18 Jul '15

18 Jul '15

Hello Wiki Librarians! Join us tomorrow, if you are in Mexico! WHAT: WIKIPEDIA LIBRARY MEETUP WHEN: Saturday, 10:30-11:30am WHERE: Floor 6 (Same floor as the pool. Meet outside by the umbrella tables). Come talk about starting, building, or growing your Wikipedia Library Branch. Come share stories of projects and outreach to libraries. Meet other wiki-librarians. Help shape the future of The Wikipedia Library https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Library Jake Orlowitz Head of The Wikipedia Library

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Re: [Wikipedia Library] The Wikipedia Library at Wikimania in Mexico!
by paulscrawl＠gmail.com 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

Hola - Hope to see videos of talks &/or transcripts online soon. ¿Adónde?Muchos gracias.Paulscrawl ------ Original message------From: Jake OrlowitzDate: Mon, Jul 13, 2015 6:29 PMTo: Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library project;Subject:[Wikipedia Library] The Wikipedia Library at Wikimania in Mexico! We are excited to be at Wikimania and have the chance to interact with many of you in person. Here are several ways to reach us in Mexico... 1. Drop by the Community Engagement Table anytime to chat or pick up copies of our brochures 2. Attend Alex's Talk "Engaging Wikipedia's Natural Ally: How to unlock and amplify the access, knowledge, skills and resources of University and Research Libraries" at 11:30am on Friday in Don Alberto 3 3. Attend the Open Access Panel "Free as in Free: Strategies for Advancing Open Access on Wikipedia" at 3pm on Saturday in Don Alberto 4 4. Attend Jake's Talk: "Going Global: Building a Wikipedia Library Branch in Your Language" at 11:00am on Sunday in Don Alberto 2 5. Join the Wikipedia Library Meetup on Saturday from 10:30 - 11:30am. The location will be listed on the meetups page: https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups 6. Schedule a 1-on-1 consultation with us. Just email wikipedialibrary(a)wikimedia.org and we'll find time and a space to meet We can't wait to see you and hear more about your experiences and plans for future Wikipedia Library growth and activities! Jake and The Wikipedia Library Team

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