Re: [Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access point for propriety databases/resources

2012-07-25 Thread Ocaasi Ocaasi
rce donors wouldn't have to do anything to their websites at all.  That may not be realistic, but it's the direction I'd like to lean.   Jake Orlowitz Wikipedia editor: Ocaasi http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi wikioca...@yahoo.com ____ From: Ryan Lane To:

Re: [Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access point for propriety databases/resources

2012-07-25 Thread Ocaasi Ocaasi
er all, we can't cannibalize these databases' subscription business by opening the library to ''all'' editors.  It must be a carefully selected and limited group. -Original Message- From: wikitech-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikitech-l-boun...@lists.w

Re: [Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access point for propriety databases/resources

2012-07-25 Thread Ocaasi Ocaasi
owitz Wikipedia editor: Ocaasi http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi wikioca...@yahoo.com 484-380-3940 From: Derk-Jan Hartman To: Ocaasi Ocaasi ; Wikimedia developers Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:26 AM Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access poin

[Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access point for propriety databases/resources

2012-07-23 Thread Ocaasi Ocaasi
Hi Folks! The problem: Many proprietary research databases have donated free access to select Wikipedia editors (Credo Reference, HighBeam Research, JSTOR). Managing separate account distribution for each service doesn't scale well. The idea: Centralize access to these separate resources behind a