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[GLAM] New Free Research Access via the Wikipedia Library
Jake Orlowitz
2015-09-18 00:47:04 UTC
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Hi!
The Wikipedia Library has several new, free research donations available:

* EBSCO (very expansive access to academic, newspaper, and magazine
sources):
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:EBSCO>

* Newspaperarchive.com (historical newspapers from the United States,
Canada, UK and 20 other countries--includes Open Access "clippings"
feature):
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Newspaperarchive.com>

* IMF Elibary (archival collection of IMF reports, studies and research on
global economics and development):
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:IMF>

* Sabinet (large African digital publisher with a wide range of content in
English and other European and African languages):
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Sabinet>

* Numérique Premium (French language social science and humanities ebook
database with many topical collections):
<https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Num%C3%A9rique_Premium>

* Al Manhal (Arabic and English database with a variety of sources mainly
focused on or published in the Middle East):
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https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D9%84
* Jamalon (Arabic book distributor with physical book delivery to
volunteers):
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https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7/%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86
Many other are resources are available, including Elsevier ScienceDirect,
British Medical Journal, Dynamed, Project MUSE, DeGruyter, Newspapers.com,
Highbeam, and HeinOnline.

Do better research and help expand the use of high-quality references
across Wikipedia projects. Sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library Team
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library>

p.s. We engaged in a thoughtful debate this week about our access donation
partnerships. You can read about our view, and we welcome your comments.
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/16/open-access-in-a-closed-world/>
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