Re: [Wikimedia-l] Comment Open on U.S. Open Access Policy

2020-04-20 Thread Jake Orlowitz
/2020-03189/request-for-information-public-access-to-peer-reviewed-scholarly-publications-data-and-code This is a unique opportunity to shift funding and scholarly communications policy. We shouldn't waste it. Jake Orlowitz Founder of the Wikipedia Library On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:54 PM wrote

[Wikimedia-l] Comment Open on U.S. Open Access Policy

2020-04-20 Thread Jake Orlowitz
lourishing. Sincerely, Jake Orlowitz Founder of The Wikipedia Library --- "Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research" https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/19/2020-03189/request-for-information-public-access-to-pee

[Wikimedia-l] U.S. Policy Comment Period for Open Access [important]

2020-02-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
-to-peer-reviewed-scholarly-publications-data-and-code Cheers, Jake Orlowitz *Founder of The Wikipedia Library* *Seeker of well people and sane societies* kickstarter: bit.ly/CircleKickstarter me: jakeorlowitz.com mail: jorlow...@gmail.com media: @jakeorlowitz <http://twitter.com/jakeorlow

[Wikimedia-l] SEEKING A WIKIPEDIAN IN RESIDENCE! (U.S.)

2020-02-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
remotely from the following states: CA, OR, OH, NV, NC, WA, WI, CO, MA, PA, NY, HI, or MT. PLEASE APPLY! https://annualreviewsnews.org/2020/02/25/seeking-a-wikipedian-in-residence/ Cheers, Jake Orlowitz *Founder of The Wikipedia Library* *Seeker of well people and sane societies* kickstarter

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Project Grant Proposal on *Disinformation*

2020-02-19 Thread Jake Orlowitz
:_Narrative_Recommendations_on_Wikipedia%27s_Vulnerabilities_and_Resilience Cheers, Jake Orlowitz *Founder of The Wikipedia Library* *Seeker of well people and sane societies* kickstarter: bit.ly/CircleKickstarter me: jakeorlowitz.com mail: jorlow...@gmail.com media: @jakeorlowitz <h

[Wikimedia-l] Departing the WMF, the Future of The Wikipedia Library, and What's Next?

2019-09-06 Thread Jake Orlowitz
ranks again. Thanks and cheers, Jake Orlowitz User:Ocaasi ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l

[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia@20 Book of Essays open for Draft Review and Comment

2019-06-21 Thread Jake Orlowitz
ikipedia20.pubpub.org/ Cheers, Jake Orlowitz ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscr

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcing 1Lib1Ref (1Bib1Ref) in May 2019!

2019-04-25 Thread Jake Orlowitz
tell your library and library-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable! Sincerely, Jake Orlowitz Head of the Wikipedia Library Wikimedia Foundation wikipedialibr...@wikimedia.org @Wikilibrary P.S. Don’t worry if you can’t make

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing 1Lib1Ref (1Bib1Ref) in May 2019!

2019-04-25 Thread Jake Orlowitz
tell your library and library-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable! Sincerely, Jake Orlowitz Head of the Wikipedia Library Wikimedia Foundation wikipedialibr...@wikimedia.org @Wikilibrary P.S. Don’t worry if you can’t make

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library Message

2019-03-13 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available through the Library Card platform (https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/): * Kinige (Primarily Indian-language ebooks) * Gale - Times Digital Archive collection added

[Wikimedia-l] Great first week for #1lib1ref

2019-01-22 Thread Jake Orlowitz
a librarian or a library lover, an archivist,or a museumist, or a student or researcher... you can make #1Lib1Ref your own. Make an edit. Hold an event with friends or colleagues. Track your impact. Tell your story. Jake Orlowitz The Wikipedia Library

[Wikimedia-l] #1Lib1Ref kicks off Tuesday...Give Wikipedia the 18th birthday gift of a citation

2019-01-16 Thread Jake Orlowitz
ansive as possible. Stay in touch by using the campaign hashtag #1Lib1Ref on social media. You can reach out to the organizers any time at 1lib1...@lists.wikimedia.org. Happy birthday Wikipedia, and Happy #1Lib1Ref! -Jake Orlowitz The Wikipedia Library, WI

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library Card

2018-05-30 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available through the Library Card platform: NEW * Rock's Backpages (Music articles and interviews from the 1950s onwards):< https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/69/> * Invaluable

[Wikimedia-l] What's happening with #1Lib1Ref? (A lot...)

2018-01-29 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Pass it on... Best, Jake Orlowitz Head of The Wikipedia Library jorlow...@wikimedia.org @JakeOrlowitz @WikiLibrary wikipedialibrary.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and h

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Foundation Partnerships Reflections [Announcement]

2017-05-31 Thread Jake Orlowitz
imedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia%20Foundation%20partnership%20reflections> > *Partnerships learning circle on Facebook:* <https://www.facebook.com/groups/313443389072903/> Thank you! Jake Orlowitz User:Ocaasi (WMF) jorlow...@wikimedia.org Head of the Wikipedia Library Wikimedia

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library

2017-05-02 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research access available: * Bloomsbury (Who's Who, Drama Online, Berg Fashion Library, and Whitaker's): * American Psychiatric Association (Psychiatry books and journals):

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library

2016-08-30 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has five new free research donations available: Nomos - Primarily German-language publisher of law and social sciences books and journals: World Scientific - Scientific, technical, and medical journals:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Form 990 for FY 2014-2015 now on-wiki

2016-05-19 Thread Jake Orlowitz
for inclusion of multiple voices). Please do something. Jake Orlowitz (User:Ocaasi) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https

[Wikimedia-l] How to get help (an essay)

2016-05-18 Thread Jake Orlowitz
epends on its people. We are our most valuable resource. 10. We are not finished products. With time, space, support, and practice--people can, and do, grow and change. Hugs, Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) p.s. If you ever see someone in need of help, or are seeking it yourself, please contact emerge...@wikimed

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

2016-05-04 Thread Jake Orlowitz
policy was indeed insufficient because even very serious ethical complaints raised did not rise to the level of strict illegality. We can do better. Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library

2016-03-19 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has many new, free research donations available: NEW * Cambridge University Press (Major academic book and journals publisher) * Alexander Street (Educational videos and documentaries including PBS & BBC)

[Wikimedia-l] Are we too rigid?

2016-02-24 Thread Jake Orlowitz
ally those weakest or most vulnerable), is just phenomenal. It also makes me sad, because we've lost him. His only kindness was leaving just as he was clearly going to surpass us all in both intelligence and humanity. Bye Oliver. Keep your head way up. -Jake Orlowi

[Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Access (signup)

2015-12-10 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available: * Gale (multidisciplinary periodicals, newspapers, and reference sources) * Brill (academic e-books and journals in English, Dutch, and other languages) * Finnish

[Wikimedia-l] Global Wikipedia Open Access Editathon Happening NOW

2015-10-19 Thread Jake Orlowitz
the progress of everyone involved. Please check it out, spread the word, add your name as a participant, and make one change to bring us closer to a world of Open Access! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/OA_week Best, Jake Orlowitz The Wikipedia Library

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Access via the Wikipedia Library

2015-09-17 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has several new, free research donations available: * EBSCO (very expansive access to academic, newspaper, and magazine sources): * Newspaperarchive.com (historical newspapers from the United States, Canada, UK and 20 other

[Wikimedia-l] Developer(s) Wanted: Build The Wikipedia Library's Digital Library Card Platform

2015-08-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
with friends or colleagues who may also be interested. Best, *Jake Orlowitz* https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAIAAAvHNLMBweA-KfaGsjpRk0P4hoI6OoB64Tg *Head of The Wikipedia Library https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/TWL* *Wikimedia Foundation

[Wikimedia-l] 5 New Visiting Scholars Positions Open (now under Wiki Ed)

2015-07-13 Thread Jake Orlowitz
The Wikipedia Library https://enwp.org/wiki/WP:TWL is pleased to announce five new Wikipedia Visiting Scholars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VS positions with US and Canadian universities and research organizations as part of an program expansion. Visiting Scholars are remote, unpaid Wikipedia

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikipedia Library NEW Free Research Accounts

2015-06-18 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available to you... *Taylor Francis* — major publisher of academic journals with 2 subject collections: Arts Humanities and Biological, Environment Earth Sciences (30 accounts) http://enwp.org/WP:TANDF *World Bank eLibrary* —

[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Library NEW Free Research Accounts

2015-06-17 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available to you... *Taylor Francis* — major publisher of academic journals with 2 subject collections: Arts Humanities and Biological, Environment Earth Sciences (30 accounts) http://enwp.org/WP:TANDF *World Bank eLibrary* —

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New free research access in The Wikipedia Library

2015-05-09 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available: * MIT Press Journals — scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences (200 accounts) http://enwp.org/WP:MIT *Loeb Classical Library — Harvard University Press versions of Classical Greek and Latin

[Wikimedia-l] New free research accounts in The Wikipedia Library

2015-05-04 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available: * MIT Press Journals — scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences (200 accounts) http://enwp.org/WP:MIT *Loeb Classical Library — Harvard University Press versions of Classical Greek and Latin

[Wikimedia-l] Helping Nepal Through Collaborative Mapping

2015-04-28 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Great article about how you can use pitch in with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMaps Team (HOT) to aid Nepal rescue and recovery: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3045527/one-way-you-can-help-nepal-right-now-all-you-need-is-a-computer-and-a-little-time I'm going to check it out. Jake (Ocaasi)

[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Library Books Bytes Newsletter (Issue 10)

2015-03-04 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi library aficionados, Catch up on the latest 2 months of news and developments from The Wikipedia Library: In this issue of Books Bytes... * New donations - ProjectMUSE, Dynamed, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and Women Writers Online * New TWL coordinators, conference updates, and new guide

[Wikimedia-l] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library

2015-03-02 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available: Project MUSE (humanities and social science books and journals): http://enwp.org/WP:Project_MUSE DynaMed (clinical reference for medical topics): http://enwp.org/WP:DynaMed Royal Pharmaceutical Society (pharmaceutical

[Wikimedia-l] Awesome Gender Gap Panel Streaming Live from WVU March 4th

2015-02-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
information about both events: http://reedcollegeofmedia.wvu.edu/about/featured-events/wiki-panel *Again, March 4th at 7:30pm EST* *Watch it Live: http://tlcommons.wvu.edu/Webcasts/ http://tlcommons.wvu.edu/Webcasts/* Cheers, - Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library (New in December)

2014-12-18 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available this month: *Elsevier - science and medicine journals and books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Elsevier_ScienceDirect *Royal Society of Chemistry Gold Access - chemistry journals

[Wikimedia-l] Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library (New in December)

2014-12-17 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! The Wikipedia Library has new, free research donations available this month: *Elsevier - science and medicine journals and books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Elsevier_ScienceDirect *Royal Society of Chemistry Gold Access - chemistry journals

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

2014-11-05 Thread Jake Orlowitz
this is not.) Mitar On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Jake Orlowitz jorlow...@gmail.com wrote: 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

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library: Books Bytes Newsletter is out!

2014-10-08 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Best, Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) The Wikipedia Library ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library: June/July Books and Bytes Newsletter and Final Report

2014-08-01 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hello all, The June/July double-issue of our Books Bytes Newsletter is out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/June2014 You can also catch up on the high level happenings from the past year of grant-work in our schnazzy final report:

[Wikimedia-l] The Internet's Own Boy: Aaron Swartz

2014-07-01 Thread Jake Orlowitz
The Aaron Swartz Documentary was released this weekend. I don't know what quite to say except that you should watch it, and it's free (cause it's CC-licensed). Watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNNHsycaCY Watch on internet archive:

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library: New Free Accounts Available

2014-06-19 Thread Jake Orlowitz
, Chinese...). To set up a Wikipedia Library branch email Ocaasi at jorlow...@gmail.com. Thanks! Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) The Wikipedia Library http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library: Books Bytes Newsletter (#4)

2014-03-03 Thread Jake Orlowitz
/wiki/Wikipedia:TWL/Newsletter Best, Jake Orlowitz (User:Ocaasi) Coordinator, The Wikipedia Library ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ

[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, George Mason University (apply now)

2014-01-21 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hi! George Mason Univeristy is taking on a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar. It's a position where you gain full and free remote library access to work on Wikipedia articles by being granted 'research affiliate' or 'visiting scholar' to do so. GMU is looking for someone with an interest in history and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's accept Bitcoin as a donation method

2013-12-11 Thread Jake Orlowitz
I can think of a few reasons why we should accept bitcoin: * It's consistent with our leadership in internet technology * Our peers like EFF, and Internet archive accept it * It's secured using the same kinds of encryption we rely on to maintain user privacy * It permits donations from countries

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library's Books and Bytes newsletter

2013-12-05 Thread Jake Orlowitz
, The Interior at https://Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Suggestions. -Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) @JakeOrlowitz jorlow...@gmail.com ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Wikimedia-l] Some sad news

2013-11-20 Thread Jake Orlowitz
User:Jackson Peebles is no longer with us, he passed away in late October. Jackson was a Western Michigan University Honors student studying behavioral science and biology. He worked as an ice hockey referreee and volunteered with the Red Cross. His Wikipedia efforts focused on counter-vandalism

[Wikimedia-l] Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter (#1)

2013-11-04 Thread Jake Orlowitz
, subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration Read the full newsletter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/October2013 Thanks for reading! --Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) and Pat Earley (The Interior) *To receive future updates of Books and Bytes on Wikipedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Adventure, alpha testers needed

2013-10-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Hey David, Thanks! This is a known bug and I'm fixing it this weekend. If you make an edit, you can see the rest of the game. This is first priority for fixing, though. Thanks again! Jake (Ocaasi) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Adventure, alpha testers needed

2013-10-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
David, I think I just fixed it with the help of Village Pump Tech. Please give it another go. http://enwp.org/WP:TWA Cheers! Jake (Ocaasi) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Adventure, alpha testers needed

2013-10-16 Thread Jake Orlowitz
(when it lets you register on the fly). You can try it out at http://enwp.org/WP:TWA and leave feedback at http://enwp.org/WP:TWA/Feedback]]. Thanks much and cheers! --Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library

2013-08-26 Thread Jake Orlowitz
at least mirror a portal there. It may take some time while we continue to organize and get set up I'd like to continue talking more about this. Cheers, Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) jorlow...@gmail.com ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Project Med Foundation meetup in HK

2013-07-30 Thread Jake Orlowitz
, public health, research science, or related subjects should just pop in and join us. We'd love to meet you. We'll gather outside the main eating area (wherever that is) and go find a spot to sit down and chat. I hope to see you there! Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) *Where: Wikimania, Hong Kong (outside