--- On Tue, Mar 8, 2011, Andreas Kolbe <[email protected]> wrote: > > --- On Tue, 8/3/11, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Fred Bauder <[email protected]> > > Fred Bauder <[email protected]> > > I guess I would like editors to have access to archives and > > databases > > such as those ProQuest sells. Not sure how that would fit > > into our > > budget. > > I would like to second that as well -- this is a very important way in > which > the Foundation could support high-volume content contributors, and which > would make a significant difference to article quality. > > This should be a part of university outreach as well. Many university > students have log-in IDs enabling them to log into academic databases from > their homes. Please tell universities who would like to support Wikipedia > that this is a really important way in which they can support the project, > by allowing established content contributors access to these databases.
In general, access to academic journals is extremely expensive and usually only possible for those affiliated with universities. However there is an alternative. There are now over 6,000 peer-reviewed open access journals which are freely available online (www.doaj.org) and over 1,800 academic repositories where authors deposit copies of their research articles (www.opendoar.org). This is the result of the open access movement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access_(publishing) which advocates for public access to publicly funded research. Hopefully the research which is being made available through open access can help to support the work of the community. Melissa _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
