Is there a page in WikiProject Australia that lists these freely available eresources?
John Vandenberg. sent from Galaxy Note On Sep 25, 2013 4:53 AM, "Kerry Raymond" <kerry.raym...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** ** > > And it’s not just the National Library. The State Libraries and many > council libraries offer similar access. For example, here in sunny **** > Brisbane****, I can access:**** > > ** ** > > State Library of ****Queensland**** > http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/search/eresources**** > > ****Brisbane**** City Council > https://elibcat.library.brisbane.qld.gov.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/TfSYpYtO53/ZZELIBCAT/0/1/1439/X/BLASTOFF > **** > > ** ** > > While many of these resources can be accessed from your home (usually > involving some kind of library-card login process), some resources are > restricted to the library’s computers (that is, you have to be on-site). > Such restrictions are usually imposed by the resource provider rather than > by the libraries (although some libraries have “number of people through > the door” as their major KPI and so are motivated to not facilitate online > access).**** > > ** ** > > However, despite being well aware of this cornucopia of resources, I find > I rarely access them, because it’s enormously tedious connecting to each of > these “deep web” resources in turn and searching it (usually in a > bewildering variety of interfaces, each with their own remarkable set of > quirks). I am afraid that I have been seduced by Google and expect a single > interface that searches “everything” while being somewhat forgiving of my > spelling errors and typos. Apart from Google, for my WP editing, I tend to > stick to a relatively small set of “deep web” resources, with which I am > very familiar and for which I know I have a high probability of finding > something useful. **** > > ** ** > > Kerry**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Liam Wyatt > *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 September 2013 11:35 PM > *To:* WMAu members; Wikimedia-au > *Subject:* [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] access > tojournals**** > > ** ** > > Forwarding a conversation thread (below) from Wikimedia-l, where I just > posted a comment that has specific relevance to Australian Wikimedians who > might wish to access subscription databases (e.g. JSTOR). > > In short - if you get a free NLA library card you can get access to JSTOR > and much more for free, offsite access too. **** > > -Liam**** > > ** ** > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Liam Wyatt* <liamwy...@gmail.com> > Date: 24 September 2013 13:06 > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] access to journals > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Jake Orlowitz <jorlow...@gmail.com>, English Wikipedia < > wikie...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > **** > > With regards to getting access to closed journals... **** > > I'm now working for the National Library of Australia and we offer free, > at home, access to JSTOR and MANY other restricted access databases to any > Australian, if they get a free library card. > [You can see the full list at the NLA eResources page: http://www. > nla.gov.au/app/eresources/ ]**** > > Is this unique to ****Australia****? I must admit that I didn't realise > until recently the extent of the restricted databases that were available > for free to library card holders in their own home. With all the discussion > over the years on the global Wikimedia mailing lists about trying to > special access for Wikimedians, I had just assumed it was a global issue. > But, at least for Australians, it's largely solved... Are other country's > major libraries offering journal access to the public for free? If not, > perhaps rather than trying to get special access for Wikimedians directly > from the Database companies, we should be working to get access via Library > subscriptions?**** > > ** ** > > Liam / Wittylama.**** > > ** ** > > [p.s. yes - I realise I'm promoting a service offered by my employer, > sorry. But I reckon it's relevant and important that people know though.** > ** > > p.p.s. If you are Australian and want a free library card sent to you - go > here: http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/ ]**** > > > **** > > wittylama.com > Peace, love & metadata**** > > ** ** > > On 24 September 2013 12:48, Andrea Zanni <zanni.andre...@gmail.com> wrote: > **** > > It's probably worth mentioning (again) that > we started a brand new wikimedia mailing list about Open Access: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/openaccess > > If you are interested in the topic of access to scientific/academic > literature, you should be there. > Getting access to "closed" journals is definetely something that we like > and must pursue, > but changing the very system of is more important. > We shouldn't have this issue at all :-) > > Aubrey**** > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Tom Morris <t...@tommorris.org> wrote: > > > If you've gone to university, it's well worth looking to see if your > > university provide alumni access. > > > > My university, the ****University** of **London****, provide alumni > access to the > > library for £220 a year, which includes an eight book borrowing limit, > full > > JSTOR access (which doesn't have the limitation that JPASS has), Oxford > DNB > > access and some other online resources. > > > > Some universities also charge the even better price of nothing. > > > > I've put up a page in project space on English Wikipedia so we can > > document which institutions provide access: > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:JSTOR/Alumni_access > > > > -- > > Tom Morris > > http://tommorris.org/ > > > > On 24 September 2013 at 12:56:18, David Gerard (dger...@gmail.com) > wrote: > > > > fyi > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Kathleen McCook <klmcc...@gmail.com> > > Date: 24 September 2013 12:25 > > Subject: [WikiEN-l] access to journals > > To: English Wikipedia <wikie...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > > > > > In an effort to enhance access options for people who aren’t > > affiliated with universities, colleges, or high schools, > > not-for-profit digital library JSTOR has launched JPASS, a new program > > offering individual users access to 1,500 journals from JSTOR’s > > archive collection. The move follows the March 2012 launch of JSTOR’s > > Register & Readprogram, which allowed independent researchers to > > register for a free MyJSTOR account, and receive free, online-only > > access to three full-text articles every 14 days. That service has > > since attracted almost one million users including independent > > scholars, writers, business people, adjunct faculty, and others, and > > JSTOR plans to continue offering the service in its current form. > > However, in a recent survey, many of Register & Read users expressed > > interest in an individual subscription model that would offer enhanced > > access, encouraging JSTOR to move ahead with JPASS. > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/09/digital-libraries/jstor-launches-jpass-access-accounts-for-individual-researchers/ > > JSTOR Launches JPASS Access Accounts for Individual Researchers > > [Library Journal] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > wikie...@lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>**** > > ** ** > > ** ** >
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