Here's the link, see note 11 - Note to self: don't try Wiki syntax on Gmail!
Wikipedia article on
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academia.edu>
On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Paul S. Wilson <paulscrawl(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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
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