Some practical things that could help expand access to referenced sources: --> collab w/ OA Works on an OAButton <https://openaccessbutton.org/> / equivalent integration (for works where the author can make it more open) --> collab w/ a free-content annotation + summarization service (like the Wiki Journal Club <https://www.wikijournalclub.org/wiki/Main_Page> for medicine) to capture working notes + summaries. These will generally be many times longer and more reusable by others interested in the same source, than the single fact / clause / sentences they may be boiled down to in any one article. --> collab w/ IA and TARB <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMTLV2018/Submissions/Turn_All_References_Blue!> to raise the priority level of the target for inclusion in the Open Library
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:25 PM Mike Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote: > I think it's something to bear in mind. Yay, more information on > Wikipedia, and more information freely available to the world - but at > the same time we tell our readers to use the references to verify the > information, which they can't do if it's not openly available. > > I think the best thing is to reference things to sources everyone can > access - if that's not possible, then use the closed links. But don't > encourage closed links at the cost of open ones. > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 26/1/22 18:20:57, Rebecca O'Neill wrote: > > I understand where you are coming from Mike, but I'm a bit stumped by it > > at the same time. Do you apply the same logic to editors using expensive > > print books they happen to have access through to some sort of > > connection or other privilege? I often think about this in the opposite > > way, wrestling information from behind paywalls into the open, I don't > > know how I feel about anything that would discourage that. > > > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 at 17:49, Mike Peel <em...@mikepeel.net > > <mailto:em...@mikepeel.net>> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > While the Wikipedia Library is definitely great at providing editors > > resources to find more information to Wikipedia articles - it does > also > > have the drawback that it makes it much harder for readers to verify > > that information. It can even cause problems for other editors who > > haven't opted to join it, when they are working on the same articles > as > > those that have. > > > > Have the issues this creates for readers been documented/discussed > > somewhere by the Wikipedia Library team? Do the tools point towards > > where the information might be publicly available outside of the > > Library? (I've seen some references being added that I could find > > publicly available through some googling.) > > > > I can't complain too much about this, since it's sadly generally how > > the > > world works - particularly coming from the academic side where I > don't > > even see most journal paywalls from my work internet connection. > > However, I think it's also important to have a balanced viewpoint > here, > > particularly since we're much more on the side of open access than > > encouraging links to closed access resources. > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > On 24/1/22 15:39:43, Todd Allen wrote: > > > Excellent work. Thanks to all who worked on this project and made > > it happen. > > > > > > Todd > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 10:10 AM Sam Walton > > <swal...@wikimedia.org <mailto:swal...@wikimedia.org> > > > <mailto:swal...@wikimedia.org <mailto:swal...@wikimedia.org>>> > wrote: > > > > > > 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/ > > < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/19/the-wikipedia-library-accessing-free-reliable-sources-is-now-easier-than-ever/ > > > > > > > < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/19/the-wikipedia-library-accessing-free-reliable-sources-is-now-easier-than-ever/ > < > 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/ > > <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/> > > > <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ > > <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/ > > <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/> > > > <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/ > > <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 > > < > https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikipedia_Library_Card_Platform > > > > > > > < > https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikipedia_Library_Card_Platform > < > 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. 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