Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Leigh Blackall]

Thanks Pru, and Liam. I'll follow it up here at La Trobe...

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Pru Mitchell 
wrote:

> Hi Leigh
>
> The Electronic Resources Australia (ERA) website has been left up by the
> National Library - in case any other organisation wanted to try and
> resurrect this program.
> http://www.nla.gov.au/content/electronic-resources-australia
>
> The Council of Australian University Librarians manage the university
> program: CAUL Electronic Information Resources Consortium (CEIRC)
> http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/ceirc
>
> Cheers, Pru
> Pru Mitchell
> pru.mitch...@gmail.com
>
>
> On 7 Nov 2014, at 9:38 am, Leigh Blackall  wrote:
>
> Is there commentary or links documenting the attempt? It seems to me to be
> something that Open Universities Australia, or Universities Australia
> would/should attempt.. more so than NLA...
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:
>
>> I say again: the NLA has tried, and will no doubt try again next time
>> they have to renegotiate...
>>
>> On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Leigh Blackall 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The thing is, all Australian universities are looking to cut
>>> subscriptions, to save money, looking especially at the least used
>>> subscriptions. If they pooled to the NLA, they'd be preserving those niche
>>> or historic subscriptions, and increasing the diversity of options across
>>> the board. How real is that risk of the publishers restricting the NLA. Can
>>> we use the German model to ensure it doesn't happen?
>>> On 07/11/2014 8:30 AM, "Juergen Fenn" 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 2014-11-06 22:10 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt :
 > You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national
 license
 > has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
 > non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to
 hear
 > that the database companies don't like the idea.
 >
 > This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of
 academic
 > database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The
 national
 > library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop
 subscribing
 > and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the database
 > companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.

 I'd just like to point out that we have a similar scheme in Germany
 which is widely used and which is not dealt with  as an open secret,
 but officially. The scientific libraries at Munich, Göttingen, Berlin,
 and Frankfurt have taken over the technical and the administrative
 side, while the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft provided the money.
 Everyone living in Germany may apply for access to the databases
 available.

 http://www.nationallizenzen.de
 List of databases: http://www.nationallizenzen.de/angebote

 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationallizenz#Nationallizenzen_in_Deutschland

 Regards,
 Jürgen.

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Pru Mitchell]

Hi Leigh

The Electronic Resources Australia (ERA) website has been left up by the 
National Library - in case any other organisation wanted to try and resurrect 
this program.
http://www.nla.gov.au/content/electronic-resources-australia

The Council of Australian University Librarians manage the university program: 
CAUL Electronic Information Resources Consortium (CEIRC)
http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/ceirc

Cheers, Pru
Pru Mitchell
pru.mitch...@gmail.com


> On 7 Nov 2014, at 9:38 am, Leigh Blackall  wrote:
> 
> Is there commentary or links documenting the attempt? It seems to me to be 
> something that Open Universities Australia, or Universities Australia 
> would/should attempt.. more so than NLA...
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:
>> I say again: the NLA has tried, and will no doubt try again next time they 
>> have to renegotiate...
>> 
 On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Leigh Blackall  
 wrote:
 The thing is, all Australian universities are looking to cut 
 subscriptions, to save money, looking especially at the least used 
 subscriptions. If they pooled to the NLA, they'd be preserving those niche 
 or historic subscriptions, and increasing the diversity of options across 
 the board. How real is that risk of the publishers restricting the NLA. 
 Can we use the German model to ensure it doesn't happen?
 
 On 07/11/2014 8:30 AM, "Juergen Fenn"  
 wrote:
 2014-11-06 22:10 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt :
 > You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national 
 > license
 > has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
 > non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to hear
 > that the database companies don't like the idea.
 >
 > This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of 
 > academic
 > database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The 
 > national
 > library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop 
 > subscribing
 > and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the database
 > companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.
 
 I'd just like to point out that we have a similar scheme in Germany
 which is widely used and which is not dealt with  as an open secret,
 but officially. The scientific libraries at Munich, Göttingen, Berlin,
 and Frankfurt have taken over the technical and the administrative
 side, while the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft provided the money.
 Everyone living in Germany may apply for access to the databases
 available.
 
 http://www.nationallizenzen.de
 List of databases: http://www.nationallizenzen.de/angebote
 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationallizenz#Nationallizenzen_in_Deutschland
 
 Regards,
 Jürgen.
 
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Leigh Blackall]

Is there commentary or links documenting the attempt? It seems to me to be
something that Open Universities Australia, or Universities Australia
would/should attempt.. more so than NLA...

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:

> I say again: the NLA has tried, and will no doubt try again next time they
> have to renegotiate...
>
> On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Leigh Blackall 
> wrote:
>
>> The thing is, all Australian universities are looking to cut
>> subscriptions, to save money, looking especially at the least used
>> subscriptions. If they pooled to the NLA, they'd be preserving those niche
>> or historic subscriptions, and increasing the diversity of options across
>> the board. How real is that risk of the publishers restricting the NLA. Can
>> we use the German model to ensure it doesn't happen?
>> On 07/11/2014 8:30 AM, "Juergen Fenn" 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 2014-11-06 22:10 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt :
>>> > You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national
>>> license
>>> > has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
>>> > non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to
>>> hear
>>> > that the database companies don't like the idea.
>>> >
>>> > This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of
>>> academic
>>> > database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The
>>> national
>>> > library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop
>>> subscribing
>>> > and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the database
>>> > companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.
>>>
>>> I'd just like to point out that we have a similar scheme in Germany
>>> which is widely used and which is not dealt with  as an open secret,
>>> but officially. The scientific libraries at Munich, Göttingen, Berlin,
>>> and Frankfurt have taken over the technical and the administrative
>>> side, while the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft provided the money.
>>> Everyone living in Germany may apply for access to the databases
>>> available.
>>>
>>> http://www.nationallizenzen.de
>>> List of databases: http://www.nationallizenzen.de/angebote
>>>
>>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationallizenz#Nationallizenzen_in_Deutschland
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jürgen.
>>>
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Liam Wyatt]

I say again: the NLA has tried, and will no doubt try again next time they
have to renegotiate...

On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Leigh Blackall 
wrote:

> The thing is, all Australian universities are looking to cut
> subscriptions, to save money, looking especially at the least used
> subscriptions. If they pooled to the NLA, they'd be preserving those niche
> or historic subscriptions, and increasing the diversity of options across
> the board. How real is that risk of the publishers restricting the NLA. Can
> we use the German model to ensure it doesn't happen?
> On 07/11/2014 8:30 AM, "Juergen Fenn"  > wrote:
>
>> 2014-11-06 22:10 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt > >:
>> > You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national
>> license
>> > has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
>> > non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to hear
>> > that the database companies don't like the idea.
>> >
>> > This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of
>> academic
>> > database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The
>> national
>> > library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop
>> subscribing
>> > and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the database
>> > companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.
>>
>> I'd just like to point out that we have a similar scheme in Germany
>> which is widely used and which is not dealt with  as an open secret,
>> but officially. The scientific libraries at Munich, Göttingen, Berlin,
>> and Frankfurt have taken over the technical and the administrative
>> side, while the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft provided the money.
>> Everyone living in Germany may apply for access to the databases
>> available.
>>
>> http://www.nationallizenzen.de
>> List of databases: http://www.nationallizenzen.de/angebote
>>
>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationallizenz#Nationallizenzen_in_Deutschland
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jürgen.
>>
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Leigh Blackall]

The thing is, all Australian universities are looking to cut subscriptions,
to save money, looking especially at the least used subscriptions. If they
pooled to the NLA, they'd be preserving those niche or historic
subscriptions, and increasing the diversity of options across the board.
How real is that risk of the publishers restricting the NLA. Can we use the
German model to ensure it doesn't happen?
On 07/11/2014 8:30 AM, "Juergen Fenn"  wrote:

> 2014-11-06 22:10 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt :
> > You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national
> license
> > has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
> > non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to hear
> > that the database companies don't like the idea.
> >
> > This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of
> academic
> > database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The
> national
> > library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop
> subscribing
> > and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the database
> > companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.
>
> I'd just like to point out that we have a similar scheme in Germany
> which is widely used and which is not dealt with  as an open secret,
> but officially. The scientific libraries at Munich, Göttingen, Berlin,
> and Frankfurt have taken over the technical and the administrative
> side, while the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft provided the money.
> Everyone living in Germany may apply for access to the databases
> available.
>
> http://www.nationallizenzen.de
> List of databases: http://www.nationallizenzen.de/angebote
>
> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationallizenz#Nationallizenzen_in_Deutschland
>
> Regards,
> Jürgen.
>
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Juergen Fenn]

2014-11-06 22:10 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt :
> You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national license
> has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
> non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to hear
> that the database companies don't like the idea.
>
> This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of academic
> database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The national
> library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop subscribing
> and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the database
> companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.

I'd just like to point out that we have a similar scheme in Germany
which is widely used and which is not dealt with  as an open secret,
but officially. The scientific libraries at Munich, Göttingen, Berlin,
and Frankfurt have taken over the technical and the administrative
side, while the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft provided the money.
Everyone living in Germany may apply for access to the databases
available.

http://www.nationallizenzen.de
List of databases: http://www.nationallizenzen.de/angebote
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationallizenz#Nationallizenzen_in_Deutschland

Regards,
Jürgen.

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Liam Wyatt]

You'll not be surprised to hear that the idea of a single national license
has been proposed before (and especially supported by the smaller /
non-metropolitan universities. And you'll be equally unsurprised to hear
that the database companies don't like the idea.

This is why the fact that you can get off-site access to a LOT of academic
database for free via the national library is an open-secret... The
national library is proud of the service but if university libraries stop
subscribing and instead tell their students to go via the NLA, then the
database companies might start disallowing offsite access in the future.

On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Leigh Blackall 
wrote:

> Given that each University spends a great deal of money for subscriptions
> and the like, is it a reasonable to think that they should instead pool
> that money into the National Library so that everyone can have access, and
> the universities can save money?
> On 06/11/2014 7:37 PM, "Liam Wyatt"  > wrote:
>
>> Hanks for posting that nick - I was just about to write an email to say
>> the same thing :-)
>> Getting a National Library of Australia card is free and online, and
>> they'll post it to you anywhere in the country. From there you've got
>> access to LOTS of open and closed-access databases which you can access
>> from home. The off-site access part is the really special bit since this is
>> often better than even university-library subscriptions to the same
>> databases.
>> Note also that State Libraries also run their own eResources systems
>> associated with their own library cards.
>>
>> On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Nick Dowling > > wrote:
>>
>>> I'd add that anyone with an Australian postal address can access a
>>> pretty wide range of resources (including JSTOR and various Oxford
>>> databases) through the National Library of Australia's website:
>>> http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/
>>>
>>> That said, I gained a Questia account through the Wikipedia Library, and
>>> it's an excellent resource.
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>> > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:58:20 +1100
>>> > From: rich...@ames.id.au
>>> > To: wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
>>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library
>>> Signups: Free Research Accounts!
>>> >
>>> > And if you are a NSW resident see:
>>> >
>>> > http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources/
>>> >
>>> > for lots of 'no charge resources' (supported by your taxes) with lots
>>> of
>>> > the big overseas databases and Australian ones.
>>> >
>>> > Regards, Richard.
>>> >
>>> > On 06/11/14 13:48, Charles Gregory wrote:
>>> > > Hi all,
>>> > >
>>> > > If there is anyone who thinks they would be eligible for (and benefit
>>> > > from) access to the research accounts as mentioned below, please get
>>> in
>>> > > touch with User:Ocaasi as suggested in the email. Note that although
>>> > > there aren't any accounts for Australian specific services
>>> available, a
>>> > > reminder that one of the better local resources - NLA's Trove
>>> > > (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) - is free!
>>> > >
>>> > > Regards,
>>> > >
>>> > > Charles
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > -- Forwarded message --
>>> > > From: *Jake Orlowitz* >> jorlow...@gmail.com>>
>>> > > Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:30 AM
>>> > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research
>>> > > Accounts!
>>> > > To: wikipedia-libr...@lists.wikimedia.org
>>> > > ,
>>> > > wikipedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
>>> > > ,
>>> > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
>>> > > , "Wikimedia & GLAM
>>> > > collaboration [Public]" >> > > >, Wikimedia & Libraries
>>> > > mailto:librar...@lists.wikimedia.org
>>> >>,
>>> > > Open Access discussions >> > > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Hi!
>>> > > The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available:
>>> > >
>>> > > NEW
>>> > > *DeGruyter: 1000 accounts for English and German-language research,
>>> sign up
>>> > > on one of two language Wikipedias:
>>> > > English signup 
>>> > > German signup 
>>> > > *Fold3: 100 accounts for American history and military archives
>>> > > 
>>> > > *Scotland's People: 100 accounts for Scottish Genealogy database
>>> > > 
>>> > >
>>> > > EXPANDED
>>> > > *British Newspaper Archive: 100+ new accounts for British Newspapers
>>> > > archives
>>> > > 
>>> > >
>>> > > OPEN
>>> > > *Highbeam: 100+ accounts for newspapers and magazines
>>> > > 
>>> > > *Questia: 100+ accounts for various aggregated journals and social
>>> science
>>> > > 

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Leigh Blackall]

Given that each University spends a great deal of money for subscriptions
and the like, is it a reasonable to think that they should instead pool
that money into the National Library so that everyone can have access, and
the universities can save money?
On 06/11/2014 7:37 PM, "Liam Wyatt"  wrote:

> Hanks for posting that nick - I was just about to write an email to say
> the same thing :-)
> Getting a National Library of Australia card is free and online, and
> they'll post it to you anywhere in the country. From there you've got
> access to LOTS of open and closed-access databases which you can access
> from home. The off-site access part is the really special bit since this is
> often better than even university-library subscriptions to the same
> databases.
> Note also that State Libraries also run their own eResources systems
> associated with their own library cards.
>
> On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Nick Dowling 
> wrote:
>
>> I'd add that anyone with an Australian postal address can access a pretty
>> wide range of resources (including JSTOR and various Oxford databases)
>> through the National Library of Australia's website:
>> http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/
>>
>> That said, I gained a Questia account through the Wikipedia Library, and
>> it's an excellent resource.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:58:20 +1100
>> > From: rich...@ames.id.au
>> > To: wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library
>> Signups: Free Research Accounts!
>> >
>> > And if you are a NSW resident see:
>> >
>> > http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources/
>> >
>> > for lots of 'no charge resources' (supported by your taxes) with lots of
>> > the big overseas databases and Australian ones.
>> >
>> > Regards, Richard.
>> >
>> > On 06/11/14 13:48, Charles Gregory wrote:
>> > > Hi all,
>> > >
>> > > If there is anyone who thinks they would be eligible for (and benefit
>> > > from) access to the research accounts as mentioned below, please get
>> in
>> > > touch with User:Ocaasi as suggested in the email. Note that although
>> > > there aren't any accounts for Australian specific services available,
>> a
>> > > reminder that one of the better local resources - NLA's Trove
>> > > (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) - is free!
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > >
>> > > Charles
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -- Forwarded message --
>> > > From: *Jake Orlowitz* > jorlow...@gmail.com>>
>> > > Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:30 AM
>> > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research
>> > > Accounts!
>> > > To: wikipedia-libr...@lists.wikimedia.org
>> > > ,
>> > > wikipedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
>> > > ,
>> > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
>> > > , "Wikimedia & GLAM
>> > > collaboration [Public]" > > > >, Wikimedia & Libraries
>> > > mailto:librar...@lists.wikimedia.org
>> >>,
>> > > Open Access discussions > > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Hi!
>> > > The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available:
>> > >
>> > > NEW
>> > > *DeGruyter: 1000 accounts for English and German-language research,
>> sign up
>> > > on one of two language Wikipedias:
>> > > English signup 
>> > > German signup 
>> > > *Fold3: 100 accounts for American history and military archives
>> > > 
>> > > *Scotland's People: 100 accounts for Scottish Genealogy database
>> > > 
>> > >
>> > > EXPANDED
>> > > *British Newspaper Archive: 100+ new accounts for British Newspapers
>> > > archives
>> > > 
>> > >
>> > > OPEN
>> > > *Highbeam: 100+ accounts for newspapers and magazines
>> > > 
>> > > *Questia: 100+ accounts for various aggregated journals and social
>> science
>> > > 
>> > > *JSTOR: 100+ accounts for journal archives
>> > > 
>> > >
>> > > Accounts are available to ALL global editors with a 1 year old
>> account and
>> > > 1000 edits. Please notify your local community about the signups.
>> Signups
>> > > for now are mostly on English Wikipedia, UNLESS you have started a
>> local
>> > > Wikipedia Library branch like we've done on Arabic, Chinese, and
>> German.
>> > > To get started, please contact Ocaasi at [[m:User:Ocaasi (WMF)]] or
>> > > oca...@wikimedia.org 
>> > >
>> > > Thanks!
>> > >
>> > > The Wikipedia Library Team
>> > > 
>> > > ___
>> > > W

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

[Liam Wyatt]

Hanks for posting that nick - I was just about to write an email to say the
same thing :-)
Getting a National Library of Australia card is free and online, and
they'll post it to you anywhere in the country. From there you've got
access to LOTS of open and closed-access databases which you can access
from home. The off-site access part is the really special bit since this is
often better than even university-library subscriptions to the same
databases.
Note also that State Libraries also run their own eResources systems
associated with their own library cards.

On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Nick Dowling  wrote:

> I'd add that anyone with an Australian postal address can access a pretty
> wide range of resources (including JSTOR and various Oxford databases)
> through the National Library of Australia's website:
> http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/
>
> That said, I gained a Questia account through the Wikipedia Library, and
> it's an excellent resource.
>
> Nick
>
> > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:58:20 +1100
> > From: rich...@ames.id.au
> 
> > To: wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> 
> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library
> Signups: Free Research Accounts!
> >
> > And if you are a NSW resident see:
> >
> > http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources/
> >
> > for lots of 'no charge resources' (supported by your taxes) with lots of
> > the big overseas databases and Australian ones.
> >
> > Regards, Richard.
> >
> > On 06/11/14 13:48, Charles Gregory wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > If there is anyone who thinks they would be eligible for (and benefit
> > > from) access to the research accounts as mentioned below, please get in
> > > touch with User:Ocaasi as suggested in the email. Note that although
> > > there aren't any accounts for Australian specific services available, a
> > > reminder that one of the better local resources - NLA's Trove
> > > (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) - is free!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- Forwarded message --
> > > From: *Jake Orlowitz*jorlow...@gmail.com 
> >>
> > > Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:30 AM
> > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research
> > > Accounts!
> > > To: wikipedia-libr...@lists.wikimedia.org
> 
> > >  >,
> > > wikipedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
> 
> > >  >,
> > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
> 
> > >  >,
> "Wikimedia & GLAM
> > > collaboration [Public]"  
> > >  >>, Wikimedia &
> Libraries
> > >librar...@lists.wikimedia.org
> >>,
> > > Open Access discussions  
> > >  >>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > > The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available:
> > >
> > > NEW
> > > *DeGruyter: 1000 accounts for English and German-language research,
> sign up
> > > on one of two language Wikipedias:
> > > English signup 
> > > German signup 
> > > *Fold3: 100 accounts for American history and military archives
> > > 
> > > *Scotland's People: 100 accounts for Scottish Genealogy database
> > > 
> > >
> > > EXPANDED
> > > *British Newspaper Archive: 100+ new accounts for British Newspapers
> > > archives
> > > 
> > >
> > > OPEN
> > > *Highbeam: 100+ accounts for newspapers and magazines
> > > 
> > > *Questia: 100+ accounts for various aggregated journals and social
> science
> > > 
> > > *JSTOR: 100+ accounts for journal archives
> > > 
> > >
> > > Accounts are available to ALL global editors with a 1 year old account
> and
> > > 1000 edits. Please notify your local community about the signups.
> Signups
> > > for now are mostly on English Wikipedia, UNLESS you have started a
> local
> > > Wikipedia Library branch like we've done on Arabic, Chinese, and
> German.
> > > To get started, please contact Ocaasi at [[m:User:Ocaasi (WMF)]] or
> > > oca...@wikimedia.org
>   oca...@wikimedia.org
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > The Wikipedia Library Team
> > > 
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