Hi Sam,
Thank you for the reply! It's a nice thing that we can already move on within
different languages to try to feed more partners into the Wikipedia Library.
I have two doubts or suggestions about the language interface: Once logged in,
I can see that there is a language option in the preferences, but perhaps would
it be easier and more language-friendly to keep this option more visible in the
main display (like Wikidata or Commons do)? Secondly, does the main page
(https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/) before the log in automatically detect
the browser's default language? Or is it planned to also add a language button?
Thank you once again!
Xavier
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El dijous, 20 de gener 2022 a les 12:16 PM, Sam Walton <swal...@wikimedia.org>
va escriure:
> Thanks all!
>
> Cunctator - As Juergen notes, the search tool does index some major open
> access repositories already. We've gone back and forth on including open
> access repositories into the tool more directly (i.e. listing them in 'My
> Library') because we weren't sure what criteria to use for listing a
> publication/website, we could imagine quite easily having an unwieldy list of
> a huge number of free-to-read websites that's difficult to navigate. For that
> reason we focused on the paywalled repositories for now. Curious to hear if
> folks have any ideas about how we could include an open access/free-to-read
> section which has reasonable boundaries.
>
> Anupam - "My Collections" are the resources which are available for you to
> access right now; by default you'll have a bunch here which are immediately
> accessible to all users. "Available Collections" are the additional resources
> which have a limited number of concurrent users; these you need to apply to
> access before they'll be added to "My Collections".
>
> Xavier - We're absolutely looking to diversify the languages covered by the
> library's collections! Once you're logged in please head over to
> https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/ and add any suggestions you
> have, or 'upvote' other suggestions. We get all the content for the library
> through partnerships and this list, among others, directly feeds into our
> prioritisation of which resources to pursue.
>
> Best,
> Sam
>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 at 11:06, F. Xavier Dengra i Grau via Wikimedia-l
> <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Congratulations for this step forward and to everyone that has been involved!
>>
>> The Wikipedia Library is amazing news for those that do not have
>> institutional accesses. I know that it’s a bit early for this question, but
>> maybe someone can already give me some answer :)
>>
>> Is it expected that in the future we can agree with some paywall
>> repositories/journals that offer publications in other (minor) languages to
>> include the Wikipedia Library as one of their institutional accesses? In
>> case of their approval or interest, to whom do we then address for the
>> formalities?
>>
>> Kind regards and thank you for this again!
>>
>> Xavier Dengra
>>
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>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>> El dimecres, 19 de gener 2022 a les 18:09, Sam Walton
>> <swal...@wikimedia.org> va escriure:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We've just published a blog post summarising the new features and
>>> functionality available to active Wikipedia editors in The Wikipedia
>>> Library:
>>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/19/the-wikipedia-library-accessing-free-reliable-sources-is-now-easier-than-ever/
>>>
>>> The Wikipedia Library is a tool providing active Wikipedia editors with
>>> free access to otherwise-paywalled resources, including journals, books,
>>> newspapers, magazines, and databases. Over the past 5-10 years the library
>>> has built up a large collection of content from a wide range of publishers.
>>>
>>> In the past couple of years we've been finalising the centralised Wikipedia
>>> Library tool used for accessing all this content:
>>> https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/. I'm really pleased to announce that
>>> we've finished work on some long-requested and planned features which make
>>> it really simple to use!
>>>
>>> The library now has:
>>>
>>> - Proxy-based authentication for direct access of resources without a
>>> secondary login
>>> - A centralised search feature for browsing multiple collections from one
>>> place
>>> - An on-wiki notification to let editors know about the library when they
>>> have crossed the eligibility threshold (rolling out in stages throughout
>>> January)
>>>
>>> As the project I first joined the Wikimedia Foundation to work on years ago
>>> I'm personally thrilled that we've finally been able to deploy all these
>>> features!
>>>
>>> If you're eligible to use the library (500+ edits, 6+ months editing) you
>>> can jump in and start using the library straight away. We're now working on
>>> expanding and diversifying the content available in the library, so let us
>>> know on the suggestions page if there are collections you want us to make
>>> available: https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/
>>>
>>> If the tool isn't currently localised into your language, you can translate
>>> it on TranslateWiki:
>>> https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikipedia_Library_Card_Platform
>>>
>>> We're planning to host some Office Hours, which will be a chance to get a
>>> walkthrough of how to use the library, as well as discuss your research
>>> needs and requests for new collections with the team. Look out for more on
>>> that in the coming weeks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sam Walton
>>> Product Manager, The Wikipedia Library
>>>
>>> swal...@wikimedia.org
>>
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